Peperomia tetragona

Peperomia tetragona
	Peperomia tetragona at the Garfield Park Conservatory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Peperomia
Species:	P. tetragona
Binomial name
	Peperomia tetragona; Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms[1]
	Peperomia puteolata, Peperomia albostriata, Peperomia puteolata, Piper tetragonum

Peperomia tetragona is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia native to South America. Its range is known to be 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.[2][3]

References

"Peperomia tetragona". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
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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[powo-1] "Peperomia tetragona". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.