Peperomia alata

winged peperomia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species: P. alata
Binomial name
Peperomia alata
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms[1]
  • Peperomia alata var. angustifolia C.DC.
  • Peperomia alata var. pterocaulis (Miq.) C. DC.
  • Peperomia alexanderi Trel.
  • Peperomia crispipetiola Trel.
  • Peperomia dyscrita Trel.
  • Peperomia laevis C.DC.
  • Peperomia martagonifolia var. contempta Trel.
  • Peperomia microreticulata Steyerm.
  • Peperomia nilssonii Yunck.
  • Peperomia niveopunctulata Trel.
  • Peperomia pterocaulis Miq.
  • Peperomia versicolor Trel.
  • Peperomia vueltasana Trel.
  • Piper alatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl

Peperomia alata, the winged peperomia, is a plant species found growing in swamps in Florida, West Indies, Central America, South America. In Florida, is apparently rare, known for certain only from Collier County.[2]

Peperomia alata is a perennial herb, erect or reclining, spreading by rhizomes. The epithet "alata," i.e., "winged," refers to wings that run the length of the stems, although this is rather obscure on some specimens. Leaves are 3-veined, elliptic to lanceolate, with blades up to 13 cm (5.2 inches) long. Flowers are born in tight spikes up to 13 cm (5.2 inches) long. [3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List
  2. ↑ Flora of North America v 3
  3. ↑ Boufford, D. E. 1982. Notes on Peperomia (Piperaceae) in the southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 63: 317-325.
  4. ↑ Ruiz López, Hipólito, & Pavón, José Antonio. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis 1: 31–32, pl. 48, f. b. 1798.
  5. ↑ Internet Peperomia Reference, Photo Gallery, Type Specimens
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