Biology:Peperomia ventenatii

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Short description: Species of plant

Peperomia ventenatii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. ventenatii
Binomial name
Peperomia ventenatii
Miq., 1843

Peperomia ventenatii is a species of epiphyte in the pepper family. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was first described by Friedrich Miquel in 1843.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name ventenatii was given in honor of the French botanist Étienne Pierre Ventenat.[1]

Subspecies

Two subspecies, both described by Miquel, are accepted: P. v. f. pubescens and P. v. var. pubescens.[3]

Distribution

Peperomia ventenatii is native to the Philippines [3] and Java.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm (1843). Systema piperacearum. Rotterdam: H. A. Kramers. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Peperomia ventenatii Miq.". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:680166-1. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Miq. (1843). In: Syst. Piperac.125.". Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. https://www.gbif.org/species/4189186. 

Wikidata ☰ Q116796976 entry