Peperomia blanda
| Peperomia blanda | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. blanda |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia blanda (Jacq.) Kunth | |
Peperomia blanda, the arid-land peperomia,[1] is a species of herb in the Piperaceae family. The species has a natural pan-tropical distribution that encompasses Asia, Africa, Australasia, Polynesia and the Americas. The species typically grows as a perennial, somewhat succulent herb to 30cm in height, though the form varies from prostrate and creeping to up to 60 cm tall depending on environment and genotype. The typical habitat is damp rock crevices and steep stream banks.
References
- ↑ "Peperomia blanda". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
External links
- https://books.google.com/books?id=cUNCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA273&lpg=PA273&#v=onepage&q&f=false
- http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/plants/piperaceae/peperomia.htm
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Peperomia~blanda~var.+floribunda
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