Biology:Peperomia galioides

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Short description: Species of plant

Peperomia galioides
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Peperomia galioides, Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. galioides
Binomial name
Peperomia galioides
Kunth[1]

Peperomia galioides is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and South America.[2] P. galioides has petioles of less than 1mm long and leaves between 5-30mm.[3] There has been research in Colombia and Peru to know about the essential oils of this species.[4][5] It was traditionally used in Peruvian herbal medicine.[5]

References

  1. "Peperomia galioides Kunth". Tropicos.org. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/25001961. Retrieved 2013-05-02. 
  2. "Peperomia galioides Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:678659-1. 
  3. L. Wiggins, Ira; M. Porter, Duncan (1971). Flora of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, 1971. ISBN 978-0804707329. https://archive.org/details/floraofgalapagos0000wigg. 
  4. Robayo-Gama, Paola A; E. Quijano, Clara; Morales, Gustavo; A Pino. Jorge (August 2008). "Journal of Essential Oil Research". Composition of the Essential Oil from Leaves of Peperomia Galioides HBK Grown in Colombia 22 (4): 307–309. doi:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700332. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Di Leo Lira, Paola; Farfán, Yoni; M. van Baren, Catalina; L. Bandoni, Arnaldo; D. Coussio, Jorge; Pastor De Abram, Ana. Composition of the Essential Oil of Two Peperomia from Peru. http://www.relaquim.com/archive/2007/p2007351-2-7.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q11815583 entry