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Spoonleaf peperomia
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Pepper family: Piper & Peperomia

Spoonleaf peperomia

Peperomia magnoliifolia (Jacq.) A.Dietr.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSpoonleaf peperomia
Dutch—
SpanishCompañera de tiscoc'
Chinese玉兰叶草胡椒
Scientific namePeperomia magnoliifolia (Jacq.) A.Dietr.

About this species

Peperomia magnoliifolia, commonly known as the spoonleaf peperomia, is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia. Its native range reaches from parts of southern Florida and Mexico to the Caribbean and northern South America including Uruguay.

P. magnoliifolia is sometimes confused with Peperomia obtusifolia, and some earlier botanists considered these two names merely synonyms for the same species. As dried specimens the plants can look highly similar but the differences can be seen more easily from living plants: P. obtusifolia leaves are waxy while P. mangoliifolia leaves are considered fleshy. But because of the confusion plants in collections or being sold might continue to be falsely labelled.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderPiperales
FamilyPiperaceae
GenusPeperomia

In Suriname

59Records in Suriname
1837First record
2022Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini27
  • Brokopondo2
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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