Peperomia tuerckheimii
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| Peperomia tuerckheimii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. tuerckheimii |
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| Peperomia tuerckheimii | |
Peperomia tuerckheimii is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae, It is a perennial lithophyte and epiphyte.[1] It was first described by Casimir de Candolle and published in the book "Annuaire du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de Genève 2: 279. 1898. ".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] The species name came from Tuerckheim, who had expeditions in Guatemala, where first specimens of this species were collected.[2]