
Pepper family: Piper & Peperomia
Jayuya
Peperomia tenella (Sw.) A.Dietr.
Names
| English | Jayuya |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | — |
| Scientific name | Peperomia tenella (Sw.) A.Dietr. |
About this species
Peperomia tenella, known as the Jayuya, is a species of perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte in the genus Peperomia. It was first described by Olof Swartz but named it Piper tenellum. Albert Gottfried Dietrich then changed the species into Peperomia and published in the book "Species Plantarum. editio sexta 1: 153. 1831". It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. The species name came from the Latin word wikt:tenellus, which means tender.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Piperales |
| Family | Piperaceae |
| Genus | Peperomia |
In Suriname
4Records in Suriname
2003First record
2006Latest record
Where it has been recorded
- Brokopondo1
- Sipaliwini1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.


