Slender peperomia | |
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In Iluka Nature Reserve, Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. leptostachya
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia leptostachya | |
Synonyms | |
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Peperomia leptostachya, commonly known as slender peperomia or hairy peperomia, is a small succulent herb in the pepper family Piperaceae found in most parts of the Paleotropic floristic kingdom, from Africa through Asia to Australia and the western Pacific. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The hairy peperomia was first described by the British botanists William Jackson Hooker and George Arnott Walker Arnott in 1832, based on material collected in Hawaii. [6] In 1973 the German botanist Ruprecht Düll reduced this to varietal status, giving it the name Peperomia blanda var. leptostachya which became the accepted name for approximately 40 years. [7] More recently, in 2020, the Belgian botanist and Peperomia authority Guido Mathieu published a paper reverting the plant back to its original name. [8]
As of 16 April 2024 [update], Plants of the World Online recognises 34 synonyms of P. leptostachya, [2] as follows:
In Queensland, Australia, this species has been given the status of least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. [1] As of 16 April 2024 [update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Slender peperomia | |
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In Iluka Nature Reserve, Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. leptostachya
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia leptostachya | |
Synonyms | |
See text |
Peperomia leptostachya, commonly known as slender peperomia or hairy peperomia, is a small succulent herb in the pepper family Piperaceae found in most parts of the Paleotropic floristic kingdom, from Africa through Asia to Australia and the western Pacific. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The hairy peperomia was first described by the British botanists William Jackson Hooker and George Arnott Walker Arnott in 1832, based on material collected in Hawaii. [6] In 1973 the German botanist Ruprecht Düll reduced this to varietal status, giving it the name Peperomia blanda var. leptostachya which became the accepted name for approximately 40 years. [7] More recently, in 2020, the Belgian botanist and Peperomia authority Guido Mathieu published a paper reverting the plant back to its original name. [8]
As of 16 April 2024 [update], Plants of the World Online recognises 34 synonyms of P. leptostachya, [2] as follows:
In Queensland, Australia, this species has been given the status of least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. [1] As of 16 April 2024 [update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).