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Peperomia vazquezii

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Peperomia vazquezii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. vazquezii
Binomial name
Peperomia vazquezii

Peperomia vazquezii is a species of perennial and lithophyte from the genus 'Peperomia'. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Guido Mathieu and Daniela Vergara-Rodríguez in 2010.[1][2]

Etymology

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vazquezii from the surname of José Antonio Vázquez-García. José Antonio Vázquez-García is a Mexican botanist that discovered plants like Magnolia pacifica, Magnolia iltisiana and Magnolia panamensis.[3]

Distribution

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Peperomia vazquezii is native to Mexico. Specimens can be found at an elevation of 150-200 meters.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Phytotaxa 205: 273 (2015)". powo.science.kew.org/. G.Mathieu & Verg.-Rodr. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Phytotaxa 205(4): 273–274, f. 1G–I, 4. 2015. (24 Apr 2015)". legacy.tropicos.org. Mathieu, Guido & Vergara-Rodríguez, Daniela. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ "José Antonio Vázquez-García". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. ^ "G. Mathieu & Verg.-Rodr. (2015). In: Phytotaxa 205(4): 273". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 9 February 2023.