Biology:Peperomia vellarimalica
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Short description: Species of epiphyte
Peperomia vellarimalica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. vellarimalica
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia vellarimalica J.Mathew & P.M.Salim
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Peperomia vellarimalica is a species of plant from the genus 'Peperomia'. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Jose Mathew and Pichan Salim in 2018. They named it after a nearby Mountain Range in Kerala, India.[1][2]
Etymology
vellarimalica came from the locality "Vellarimala". This refers to Vellarimala being found in Kerala, India .
Distribution
Peperomia vellarimalica is native to India .[1][2]
- India
- Kerala
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Species (India) 19: 164 (2018)". J.Mathew & P.M.Salim. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60477681-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Two new species of Peperomia Ruiz & Pav. (Piperaceae) from South Western Ghats, India". J.Mathew & P.M.Salim. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328232354.
Wikidata ☰ Q89188243 entry
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