Author: |
Guido Mathieu, 2011 |
Family: |
PEPEROMIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Guerrero; South-Western
Mexico |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Minimum |
Thickness: |
1 Centimetres |
Height: |
10 Centimetres |
Flower: |
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Peperomiaceae*
family
was given this name by Guido Mathieu in 2011. It is found in Guerrero in
south-western Mexico, growing in a well drained soil in rock-cracks with
quite some water and no direct sun. The caudex can grow to one centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to ten centimetres in height. The flowers are white.
The genera name means
'pepper-like', not as to appearance but as to kinship. The species
name refers to the marked curl of the rachis, which makes the
inflorescences resemble question marks and which seems to be a
consistent feature of this species in the wild. However, under
greenhouse conditions, the rachis tends to become longer and
decumbent. In that case, the characteristic curl may be less obvious
or even absent.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is
Peperomiaceae
now part of
the Piperaceae. |