Author: |
Guido Mathieu, 2011 |
Family: |
PEPEROMIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Morelos: Sierra de Tepoztlán; Central Mexico |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Minimum |
Thickness: |
3-7 Centimetres |
Height: |
25 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Greenish |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Peperomiaceae
family was
given this name by
Guido Mathieu
in 2011. It is found in a tiny
area in Mexico, growing in a rich soil with quite some water water and
little or no sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres in
diameter and seven in length. The leaves reach 25 centimetres while
the greenish flowers are a bit higher.
The genera name means
'pepper-like', not as to appearance but as to kinship. The
species name referring to the pyramid El Tepozteco of which foot
it was found by Cyrus G. Pringle
in 1898.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is
Peperomiaceae
now part of
the Piperaceae. |