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Peperomia tancitaroana

Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Native range
SW. Mexico
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Peperomia tancitaroana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Peperomia. It was first described by William Trelease but did not satisfy the rules for valid publication. It was later described by José Viccon‑Esquivel & Guido Mathieu and published in the book "Phytotaxa 458(1): 72-75, f. 1, 3, 4. 2020. (28 Aug 2020)". It primarily grows on seasonally dry tropical biome. The species name came from Tancítaro, where first specimens of this species were collected.

Where it grows

It is endemic to Mexico. First specimens where found at an altitude of 2000 meters in Tancítaro.

Other Peperomia plants

Peperomia abnormis · Peperomia aceramarcana · Peperomia acuminata · Peperomia aerea · Peperomia aguabonitensis · Peperomia ainana · Winged peperomia · Peperomia alatiscapa · Peperomia albovittata · Peperomia amphitricha · Peperomia angustata · Peperomia antoniana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peperomia tancitaroana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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