Biology:Peperomia versteegii

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Short description: Species of plant

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

Peperomia versteegii is a species of plant belonging to the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Casimir de Candolle in 1910, in New Guinea.[1][2]

Etymology

versteegii came from the Dutch physician "Gerard Versteeg". Gerard Versteeg [nl] had expeditions in Dutch New Guinea.[3]

Distribution

Peperomia versteegii is endemic to New Guinea.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18035277 entry