Author: |
Arthur
William Hill, 1907 |
Family: |
PEPEROMIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Guatemala, Mexico |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Minimum |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
25
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Peperomia campylotricha (Rowley misspelling?).
Peperomia
umbilicata Ruiz & Pav, 1798.
Piber umbilicata Vahl. 1805.
Tidenia
peruvana Miq. 1843.
(Peperomia gracillima Sereno Watson,
1887?).
Peperomia peruvia Dahlst 1900.
Peperomia
bracteata A. W. Hill, 1907. |
This member of the Peperomiaceae* family was given this name by Arthur
William Hill in
1907. It's found in Guatemala and Mexico's colder parts. Growing in rich
soil with
some water in the shadows. The underground bulb gets five centimetres, the
leaves 25 centimetres. The flowers are green.
The genera name means
'pepper-like', not as to appearance but as to kinship. The species
name from Greek kampylos; 'bent' and -tropa means
'crown'.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is
Peperomiaceae
now part of
the Piperaceae. |