Peperomia vestita

Peperomia vestita is a species of epiphyte from the genus Peperomia. It was discovered by Casimer de Candolle in 1898.[1][2]

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

Etymology

Vestita came from the Latin word "vestitus". Vestitus defines as covered or blackened, having been covered by vegetation.[3]

Distribution

Peperomia vestita is endemic to Bolivia.[1][4]

Description

It has long petiole leaves with an oblong-pointed base, obtuse tips on both sides, densely haired on both sides, and central nerves sending 4-5 nerves on both sides. Catkins are arranged in a pinnacle at the tip of the stem themselves than shorter and very short-pedunculated leaves, they have circular leaves, a broad leaf ovary at the base, and shortly narrowed at the long-right tip and unequal.[5]

Subtaxa

These subtaxa are accepted.[1][4]

  • Peperomia vestita var. lindenii Rauh
  • Peperomia vestita var. vestita

References
  1. "Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 568 (1898)". powo.science.kew.org/. C.DC. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. "Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 25: 568. 1898. (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club)". legacy.tropicos.org. Candolle, Anne Casimir Pyramus de. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. "Vestitus". en.wiktionary.org. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. "C. DC. (1898). In: Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 568". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. "Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Torrey Botanical Club. Retrieved 23 February 2023.


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