Peperomia tetragona is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia native to South America. Its range is known to be from Ecuador, Peru, and Paraguay to central/western Brazil.[1] Long grown as a houseplant in temperate climates, it is often known by its synonym Peperomia puteolata or as the parallel Peperomia for the parallel venation on its elliptical leaves.[2][3]
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| Peperomia tetragona at the Garfield Park Conservatory | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. tetragona
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia tetragona Ruiz & Pav.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Peperomia puteolata, Peperomia albostriata, Peperomia puteolata, Piper tetragonum | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Peperomia tetragona". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Graf, Alfred Byrd (1992). Hortica: Color Cyclopedia of Garden Flora in All Climates--worldwide--and Exotic Plants Indoors. Roehrs Company. ISBN 978-0-911266-25-2.
- ^ Colletti, Maria (2015-09-18). Terrariums - Gardens Under Glass: Designing, Creating, and Planting Modern Indoor Gardens. Cool Springs Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-62788-711-3.
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