Peperomia tenuicaulis
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| Peperomia tenuicaulis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. tenuicaulis |
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| Peperomia tenuicaulis | |
Peperomia tenuicaulis is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia found in the Americas.[1][2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Not Threatened.[3]
The first specimens where collected at 1500 metres elevation on Costa Rica.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1898 by Casimir de Candolle in Anales del Instituto Físico-Geográfico y del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, from specimens collected by Adolphe Tonduz in 1896.[1][4] It gets its name from tenui + caulis, which means Thin stalk.