Biology:Peperomia veraguana
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Short description: Species of epiphyte
Peperomia veraguana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. veraguana
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia veraguana Callejas
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Peperomia veraguana is a species of epiphyte from the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Ricardo Callejas in 2020.[1]
Etymology
veraguana came from the word "Veraguas". This refers to the species being discovered in Veraguas, Panama.[2]
Distribution
Peperomia veraguana is endemic to Panama. Specimens can be collected at an altitude of 700-1000 meters.[3]
- Panama
- Veraguas
- Santa Fe
- Cerro Tute
- Santa Fe
- Veraguas
References
- ↑ "Fl. Mesoamer. 2(2): 470 (2020)". Callejas. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77212040-1.
- ↑ "Veraguas". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Veraguas.
- ↑ "Callejas. (2020). In: Fl. Mesoamer. 2(2): 470.". Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. https://www.gbif.org/species/11195982.
Wikidata ☰ Q15606706 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peperomia veraguana.
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