Peperomia tetragona

Peperomia tetragona
Peperomia tetragona at the Garfield Park Conservatory
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. tetragona
Binomial name
Peperomia tetragona
Synonyms[1]
  • Piper tetragonum (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl
  • Peperomia albostriata C.DC.
  • Peperomia puteolata Trel.

Peperomia tetragona is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae.[2] It is native to South America with a range from Ecuador, Peru, and Paraguay to central/western Brazil.[1] Long grown as a houseplant in temperate climates, it is often known by its synonym Peperomia puteolata or as the parallel Peperomia for the parallel venation on its elliptical leaves.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Peperomia tetragona". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ "Peperomia tetragona Ruiz & Pav". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ^ Graf, Alfred Byrd (1992). Hortica: Color Cyclopedia of Garden Flora in All Climates--worldwide--and Exotic Plants Indoors. Roehrs Company. ISBN 978-0-911266-25-2.
  4. ^ Colletti, Maria (2015-09-18). Terrariums - Gardens Under Glass: Designing, Creating, and Planting Modern Indoor Gardens. Cool Springs Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-62788-711-3.

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