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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. maculosa
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| Peperomia maculosa | |
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Peperomia maculosa, commonly known as spotted-stalked peperomia [1] or spotted peperomia, [2] is a species of semi- succulent flowering plant in the pepper vine family, Pipercaeae, endemic to Latin America.
In its native range, P. maculosa is known from as far north as southern Veracruz, México, and the areas in and adjacent to Mexico City, as well as the states of Chiapas, México, Oaxaca and Puebla, among others. [3] It is also found throughout mainland Central America, mainly in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panamá. [3] Within South America, it is known to grow throughout the subtropical, temperate and tropical areas of Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Suriname and Venezuela, and is known from as far south as the region of Cochabamba, Bolivia, in and around Amboró and Carrasco National Parks. [4] [5]
In the Caribbean, P. maculosa has been observed and documented in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where its origins are not fully clear; interestingly, in spite of its attractive foliage and form, this species is one of the least-known and least-cultivated of all Peperomia, commercially (though it is not impossible to obtain). Indeed, while numerous other species and cultivars within the genus—such as Peperomia argyreia, caperata, clusiifolia, ferreyrae, graveolens, incana, obtusifolia, polybotrya or quadrangularis, to name but a few—have skyrocketed in global popularity, P. maculosa remains relatively obscure and, at times, a challenge to find. Its large, glossy foliage (compared to other Peperomias) has been likened to the appearance of other popular houseplant genera, such as the aroids Anthurium or Philodendron ( Araceae).
Description
Visually conspicuous species with glossy large white-veined dark-green leaves that are attached to spotted petioles. The large leaves can be 15 cm or more in length and their underside is of a pale green colour. The stems are one to two cm thick, swelling at where petioles branch out. The petioles can be 15 to 20 cm long, covered in fine hair, light green spotted with purplish-brown, and grooved on the top side. The flower spikes are solitary, 20 to 30 cm long, and purplish in color. [1]
Taxonomy
The accepted description of the plant is that of William Jackson Hooker from 1875 who examined specimens from the collections of Glasgow Botanic Gardens and the former Liverpool Botanic Gardens, today the place of Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Hooker, William Jackson (1825). Exotic flora,containing figures and descriptions of new, rare or otherwise interesting exotic plants... Vol. 2. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. OCLC 4176654.
- ^ "Peperomia maculosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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