Author: | Guillermo Pino, 2011 |
Family: |
PEPEROMIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Central
Western Peru |
Soil: |
Clayish |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
7 Centimetres |
Height: |
7-15 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Whitish |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Peperomiaceae family was
given this name by Guillermo Pino in 2011. It is found in the
central part of western Peru, around 3300 metres height. It is growing in a
clayish soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow
to seven centimetres in diameter, the leaves to seven as well and
the flowers twice the height. The flowers are whitish.
The genera name means
'pepper-like', not as to appearance but as to kinship. The
species name originates from the
Latin pugnus; 'fist', referring the the older caudex's
shape.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is
Peperomiaceae
now part of
the Piperaceae. |