Peperomia veraguana

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

Peperomia veraguana is a species of epiphyte from the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Ricardo Callejas in 2020.[1]

Etymology

veraguana came from the word "Veraguas". This refers to the species being discovered in Veraguas, Panama.[2]

Distribution

Peperomia veraguana is endemic to Panama. Specimens can be collected at an altitude of 700-1000 meters.[3]

Panama
- Veraguas
  - Santa Fe
    - Cerro Tute

References

"Fl. Mesoamer. 2(2): 470 (2020)". powo.science.kew.org/. Callejas. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
"Veraguas". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
"Callejas. (2020). In: Fl. Mesoamer. 2(2): 470". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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[kew01-1] "Fl. Mesoamer. 2(2): 470 (2020)". powo.science.kew.org/. Callejas. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

[Wiktionary-2] "Veraguas". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[GBIF-3] "Callejas. (2020). In: Fl. Mesoamer. 2(2): 470". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 23 February 2022.