Peperomia tetraquetra

Peperomia tetraquetra is a species of hemiepiphytic subshrub from the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by Luis Sodiro and published in the book "Contribuciones al conocimiento de la Flora Ecuatoriana . . . Monografia i. Piperaceas Ecuatorianas 1: 175. 1900 ".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1]

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

Peperomia larana Yunck.

Distribution

It is endemic to Southern America.[1][3] First specimens where found at an altitude of 2787.5 meters in Lara[3]

References
  1. "Piperac. Ecuator.: 175 (1900)". powo.science.kew.org/. Sodiro. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. "Contribuciones al conocimiento de la Flora Ecuatoriana . . . Monografia i. Piperaceas Ecuatorianas 1: 175. 1900". legacy.tropicos.org. Sodiro, Luigi (Luis, Aloysius). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. "Sodiro. (1900). In: Contrib. Fl. Ecuator. Monogr. I. 175". gbif.org. Catalogue of Life Checklist. Retrieved 22 February 2024.


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