| Peperomia retusa |
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Author:
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Albert
Gottfried Dietrich 1831 |
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Family: |
Peperomiaceae |
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Habitat:
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Southern
South Africa |
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Soil:
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Peat |
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Water:
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Medium-Maximum |
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Sun:
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Minimum-Medium |
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Thickness: |
3
millimetres |
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Height: |
5-15
centimetres |
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Flower:
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Green |
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Reproduction:
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Seeds/Cuttings |
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Pop names:
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- |
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Synonyms: |
Piper
retusum L. f. 1782. Peperomia mannii Hook. f. ex
C. DC. 1864. Peperomia retusa var. ciliolata
C. DC. 1869. Peperomia bachmannii C. DC. 1894.
Peperomia ulugurensis Engl. 1894. Peperomia
tenuispica C. DC. 1911. Peperomia gracilipetiolata
De Wild. 1920. Peperomia subdichotoma De Wild. 1920.
Peperomia retusa var. bachmannii (C. DC.) Düll
1973. |
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Got
it from: |
Montague
Pass, George, South Africa |
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Year:
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2007 |
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This tiny member of the Peperomaiceae family was given this name by Albert Gottfried
Dietrich in 1831. It is found in high altitude forest in Northern
Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape,
growing in a rich peat with some to lots of water and little to some
sun.
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Kingdom |
SubKingdom |
SuperDivision |
Division |
SubDivision |
Class |
SubClass |
SuperOrder |
Order |
Family |
Genus |
Species |
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PLANTAE |
Tracheophyta |
Spermatophytes |
Magnoliophyta |
Magnoliophytina
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Piperopsida |
Piperidae |
Piperanae |
Piperales |
Peperomiaceae |
Peperomia |
retusa |
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