Peperomia leptostachya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Peperomia
Species: Peperomia leptostachya

Name

Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beechey Voy. 96 (1832)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Peperomia blanda var. leptostachya (Hook. & Arn.) Düll Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 93: 110 (1973)
Heterotypic
- Peperomia arabica Decne. ex Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 121 (1843)
- Peperomia arabica var. floribunda Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 122 (1843)
- Peperomia arabica var. parvifolia C.DC. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 230 (1894)
- Peperomia baueriana var. brisbaniana C.DC. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 414 (1869)
- Peperomia bequaertii De Wild. Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 8(Suppl. Bot.): 6 (1920)
- Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H.Huber M.D.Daddanayake & al. (eds.), Revis. Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: 294 (1988)
- Peperomia brachytrichoides Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 277 (1910)
- Peperomia caffra E.Mey. ex Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 121 (1843)
- Peperomia candollei H.St.John Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 9(14): 6 (1931)
- Peperomia dindygulensis Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 122 (1843)
- Peperomia dindygulensis var. hirsuta Trimen Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 432 (1895)
- Peperomia esquirolii H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 149 (1911)
- Peperomia heyneana Wight Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 1922 (1853), sensu auct.
- Peperomia insularum Miq. London J. Bot. 4: 422 (1845)
- Peperomia kyimbilana C.DC. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 19 (1920)
- Peperomia leptostachya var. attenuapica Yunck. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 143: 61 (1937)
- Peperomia leptostachya f. cambodiana C.DC. H.Lecomte (ed.), Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 64 (1910)
- Peperomia leptostachya var. cambodiana (C.DC.) Merr. Lingnan Sci. J. 5: 58 (1927)
- Peperomia leptostachya f. carnosior C.DC. Bot. Bull. Div. Forest. Board Commiss. Agric. Forest. Hawaii 2: 22 (1913)
- Peperomia leptostachya var. laxiflora Miq. Piper. Nov. Holl.: 6 (1866)
- Peperomia leptostachya var. macrophylla (Setch.) Yunck. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 143: 61 (1937)
- Peperomia leptostachya var. marquesensis F.Br. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130: 26 (1935)
- Peperomia leptostachya var. nodosa Hillebr. Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 423 (1888)
- Peperomia moerenhoutii C.DC. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 458 (1869)
- Peperomia moerenhoutii var. macrophylla Setch. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 12: 164 (1926)
- Peperomia moerenhoutii var. mangarevensis F.Br. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130: 24 (1935)
- Peperomia moerenhoutii var. petiolata C.DC. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 458 (1869)
- Peperomia recurvata var. philippinensis Miq. London J. Bot. 4: 423 (1845)
- Peperomia sui T.T.Lin & S.Y.Lu Taiwania 40: 353 (1995)
- Peperomia thwaitesii C.DC. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 448 (1869)
- Peperomia wightiana Wight Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 1924 (1853), nom. illeg.
- Piper australe A.Cunn. ex Miq. London J. Bot. 4: 423 (1845)
- Piper ovalifolium B.Heyne N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.° 6663 B (1832), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Socotra
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Gulf of Guinea Is., Rwanda, Zaïre
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar, Seychelles
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Penisula
  - Oman, Yemen
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Hainan, Taiwan
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
- Regional: Malesia
  - Malaya
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Queensland, New South Wales
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Is.
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Samoa, Tonga
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Is., Marquesas, Pitcairn Is., Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. 1830–1841. The Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage. [10 parts: 1, pp. 1–48 (1830); 2, pp. 49–96 (1832); 3, pp. 97–144 (1832); 4, pp. 145–192 (1833); 5, pp. 193–240 (1837); 6, pp. 241–288 (1838); 7, pp. 289–336 (1838); 8, pp. 337–384 (1839); 9, pp. 385–432 (1840); 10, pp. 433–485 (1841)], London, H. G. Bohn. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Mathieu, G. 2020. Peperomia leptostachya (Piperaceae) revived. Candollea 75(1): 45–49. DOI: 10.15553/c2020v751a4

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Peperomia leptostachya in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 16 April 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Peperomia leptostachya. Published online. Accessed: 16 April 2024.
World Flora Online (WFO) (2024) Peperomia leptostachya. Published on the Internet. Accessed: 16 April 2024.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Peperomia leptostachya. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Accessed: 16 April 2024.