Biology:Peperomia versteegii
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Short description: Species of plant
| Peperomia versteegii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. versteegii
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| 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 had expeditions in Dutch New Guinea.[3]
Distribution
Peperomia versteegii is endemic to New Guinea.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "C. DC. (1910). In: Lorentz, Nova Guinea, 8: 422.". Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. https://www.gbif.org/species/4189028.
- ↑ "Nova Guinea 8: 422 (1910)". Trel.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:680176-1.
- ↑ "Versteeg, Gerard Martinus". https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000031846.
Wikidata ☰ Q18035277 entry
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