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Taxon:
Peperomia tetraphylla
(G. Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Peperomia
Family:
Piperaceae
Nomen number:
459900
Place of publication:
Bot. Beechey Voy. 97. 1832
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 tetraphyllum
G. Forst.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Peperomia reflexa
(L. f.) A. Dietr.
Piper reflexum
L. f.
No images
Reference(s)
Allan, H. H. B. et al.
1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
URL:
http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
Balick, M. J. et al.
2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
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.
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed.
1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
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
Lasser, T., ed.
1964-. Flora de Venezuela.
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Mathieu, G., ed.
2001-. Taxonomic repertory of the genus
Peperomia
(on-line resource)
URL:
http://www.peperomia.net/repertory.asp
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope.
1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
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
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
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
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
Transcribed Chinese
dou ban lu –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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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
Sudan
s.
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Yemen
Socotra
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
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Gauteng
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
North-West
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Cape
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Bioko
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Gansu Sheng
s.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xizang Zizhiqu
s.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
n.e.
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
c. & s.
1
Native
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
1
Native
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Austral Islands
1
Native
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Society Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Ceará
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Espírito Santo
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Minas Gerais
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Paraná
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pernambuco
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Roraima
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Santa Catarina
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
São Paulo
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
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
Catamarca
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Jujuy
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Misiones
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Salta
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Tucumán
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
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
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
(s.),
Yemen
[Socotra]
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Equatorial Guinea
[Bioko],
Sao Tome and Principe
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Guinea
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Comoros
,
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Reunion
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng (s.), Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu (s.)]
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[New South Wales (n.e.), Queensland (e.)]
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
(c. & s.)
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
[Society Islands, Austral Islands]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
,
Dominican Republic
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Ceará, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Roraima]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
[Catamarca, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Tucumán],
Uruguay
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
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
Medicines
folklore
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
Name
References