PEPEROMIA CAMPYLOTROPA
Author:
Arthur William Hill, 1907
Family:
PEPEROMIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hill, A. W. (1907). In: Ann. Bot. 21: 156.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
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.
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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.
Flower
Green
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium
Sun
Minimum
