Peperomia tuisana
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| Peperomia tuisana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. tuisana |
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| Peperomia tuisana | |
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Peperomia matapalo C.DC Peperomia pililimba Trel. | |
Peperomia tuisana is a species of perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte from the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by Casimir de Candolle and published in the book "Anales del Instituto Físico-Geográfico y del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica 9: 176. 1896[1898] ".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] The species name came from Tuis, where first specimens of this species were collected.[2]
