Peperomia tetraphylla

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Peperomia tetraphylla

Four-leaved Peperomia at Budderoo National Park, Australia

Fruiting spike of Peperomia tetraphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Peperomia
Species:	P. tetraphylla
Binomial name
*Peperomia tetraphylla* (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.

Peperomia tetraphylla, known as the acorn peperomia or four-leaved peperomia, is a small plant in the Piperaceae family that grows natively in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. It has been introduced to Easter Island.^[1]

P. tetraphylla is a low-growing herb with creeping stems, sometimes forming mats. The leaves are elliptic or round, growing in whorls of 3 to 4, typically green but might also be reddish on the underside. It grows in wet evergreen forests, often as an epiphyte on top of trees or fallen logs, but can also be found on rocky knolls or among grass by river banks.^[1]

The specific epithet tetraphylla is from the Ancient Greek language, meaning "four leaves".^[2] It was first described in 1832 by W.J. Hooker and G.A. Walker-Arnott after a coastal survey of South America under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey.^[1]

Three varieties are known: P. tetraphylla, Peperomia tetraphylla var. piedadeana, and Peperomia tetraphylla var. tenera.^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 373
^ Mathieu, Guido. "Taxonomic Repertory of the Genus Peperomia". Internet Peperomia Reference. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

Taxon identifiers

Peperomia tetraphylla

Wikidata: Q3336567
Wikispecies: Peperomia tetraphylla
APDB: 114992
APNI: 70866
ATRF: Peperomia_tetraphylla
BOLD: 305404
CoL: 76QBD
EoL: 396249
EPPO: PEOTE
FNA: 200005546
FoAO2: Peperomia tetraphylla
FoC: 200005546
GBIF: 3086448
GRIN: 459900
iNaturalist: 166499
IPNI: 1068802-2
IRMNG: 11436879
ITIS: 18278
NatureServe: 2.143944
NCBI: 126647
NSWFlora: Peperomia~tetraphylla
NZOR: f603ee99-22cb-48b4-a96f-b5678504356c
NZPCN: 295
Open Tree of Life: 911664
Plant List: kew-2558494
PLANTS: PETE8
POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1068802-2
SANBI: 4110-11
Tropicos: 25001119
WFO: wfo-0000479217

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