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Taxon:
Peperomia pellucida
(L.) Kunth
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Peperomia
Family:
Piperaceae
Nomen number:
400106
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 1:53[folio]; 1:64[quarto]. 1816
Verified:
01/03/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Piper pellucidum
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al.
1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Balick, M. J. et al.
2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Boggan, J. et al.
1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burger, W. C., ed.
1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Florence, J.
1997-. Flore de la Polynésie française.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Fosberg, F. R. et al.
1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
Funk, V. et al.
2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Jardín Botánico Nacional.
1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lasser, T., ed.
1964-. Flora de Venezuela.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Mathieu, G., ed.
2001-. Taxonomic repertory of the genus
Peperomia
(on-line resource)
URL:
http://www.peperomia.net/repertory.asp
Merrill, E. D.
1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope.
1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Nelson, C. H. N.
2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras
Note:
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):379.
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1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
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2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state.
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1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
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1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
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2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
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1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wagner, W. L. et al.
1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
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URL:
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1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
Swedish
ogräspeperomia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Bioko
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Solomon Islands
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Samoa
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Saint Vincent
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
Tortola
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Salta
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
s.
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
s.
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Marshall Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Palau
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Guam
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
6
Other
exact native range obscure, probable origin neotropics
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Gabon
,
Equatorial Guinea
[Bioko],
Sao Tome and Principe
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Liberia
,
Nigeria
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
,
Yemen
Asia-Tropical
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
,
Solomon Islands
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
Pacific
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Samoa
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Netherlands Antilles
,
Antigua and Barbuda
[Antigua],
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
[Saint Kitts],
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
[Saint Vincent],
Virgin Islands (British)
[Tortola]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
[Salta]
Naturalized
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Reunion
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
(s.)
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida, Georgia (s.e.), Louisiana (s.)]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
Marshall Islands
,
Palau
,
United States
[Guam]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Other
(exact native range obscure, probable origin neotropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
vegetable
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):379.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Medicines
folklore
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):379.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Non-vertebrate poisons
potential for plant pest control
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Weed
mostly of unknown importance
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References