Contains 8 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
PEPEROMIA Ruiz Lopez & Pavon, Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 8. 1794.
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TYPE: Peperomia secunda Ruiz Lopez & Pavon Lectotypified by Britton, Fl. Bermuda 94. 1918.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peperomia alata | WINGED PEPEROMIA | Native Rare-State FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Peperomia amplexicaulis | JACKIE'S SADDLE; CLASPING PEPEROMIA | Not Native Rare-State | ||
| Peperomia glabella | CYPRESS PEPEROMIA | Native Rare-State FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Peperomia humilis | LOW PEPEROMIA | Native Rare-State | ||
| Peperomia magnoliifolia | SPOONLEAF PEPEROMIA; SPATHULATE PEPEROMIA | Native Rare-State | ||
| Peperomia obtusifolia | FLORIDA PEPEROMIA; BABY RUBBERPLANT | Native Rare-State | ||
| Peperomia pellucida | PEPPER-ELDER; RAT-EAR | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Peperomia rotundifolia | YERBA LINDA | Native Rare-State |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blades less than 1.2(1.5) cm long and wide, generally orbicular
1. Larger leaf blades more than 1.5 cm long or wide, orbicular or not
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2. Stems strigose; leaves opposite or whorled (rarely alternate near the base)
2. Stems glabrous; leaves alternate (sometimes opposite at the terminal flowering nodes)
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3. Leaves sessile or petiole to 3 mm, the blade auriculate at the base and somewhat clasping the stem
3. Leaves petiolate, the petiole 3-30 mm long, the blade not clasping the stem
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4. Leaf blades broadest near or at the base, weak and membranaceous
4. Leaf blades usually broadest near the middle or above the middle, relatively stiff and succulent
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5. Leaf blades lanceolate, oblanceolate, to elliptic
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5. Leaf blades ovate, obovate, spatulate, to suborbicular
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6. Plant not glandular black-punctate (or minutely so); petiole slightly expanded and clasping at the base, decurrent in lines or wings along the stem; lateral veins of leaf blade impressed and conspicuous at least in the lower half
6. Plant conspicuously glandular black-puncate; petiole not or slightly expanded and clasping at the base, not decurrent; lateral veins of the leaf blade inconspicuous or faintly impressed
7. Peduncle glabrous; fruit beak tapering smoothly from the broadened base to the acute apex, straight to gradually hooked from near the middle
7. Peduncle with microscopic, spicule-like trichomes; fruit beak filiform above the conical base, abruptly hooked or curved at the apex
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrocarpidium | Acrocarpidium Miquel, Inst. Verslagen Meded. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. 1842: 198, t. 2. 1843. | TYPE: Acrocarpidium nummulariifolium (Swartz) Miquel (Piper nummulariifolium Swartz) | |
| Erasmia | Erasmia Miquel, Inst. Verslagen Meded. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. 1842: 81. 1843. | TYPE: Erasmia floribunda Miquel | |
| Micropiper | Micropiper Miquel, Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Neerl. 1839: 447, 451. 1839. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Phyllobryon | Phyllobryon Miquel, Syst. Piper. 45, 50. 1843-1844. | TYPE: Phyllobryon pavonii Miquel, nom. illegit. (Peperomia foliiflora Ruiz López & Pavón) | |
| Rhynchophorum | Rhynchophorum (Miquel) Small, Man. Fl. S.E. 401. 1933. | BASIONYM: Peperomia Ruiz Lopez & Pavon, subg. Rhynchophorum Miquel, | TYPE: Non designatus. |
| Tildenia | Tildenia Miquel, Inst. Verslagen Meded. Kon Ned. Inst. Wetensch. 1842: 82. 1843. | TYPE: Tildenia mexicana Miquel | |
| Troxirum | Troxirum Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 85. 1838. | TYPE: Non designatus. |