Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    D. R. Simpson 683, 17 Feb 1968

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Maynas Prov. Dtto. Iquitos. On the island in the Amazon River directly in front of Iquitos.

  • Habitat

    In wet soil (always) along trail in shade or in light.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4123628

    Occurrence ID: 84d1e500-6789-4bbf-8ec7-767c8f90b505

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • County/Municipio

    Maynas Prov.

  • Locality

    Dtto. Iquitos. On the island in the Amazon River directly in front of Iquitos

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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PERU
Field Museum of Natural History, Servicio Forestal y de Caza del Peril
Dpto. Loreto: Prov. Maynas .
Dtto. Iquitos
Peperomia pellucida (L.) H.B.K.
Herb, about 1.4 m. tall (to 3 dm.), terrestrial;
(and epiphytic); stems glaucous pink; leaves
uniform green above, whitish beneath; anthers
white; staminate flowers open upper part of
spike, pistils below (i.e. later).
In wet soil (always) along trail in shade or
in light. On the island in the Amazon Siver
directly in front of Iquitos.
Coll. Donald R. Simpson 683 February 17, 1968
'_& José Schunke V. __
Collections of a cooperative project sponsored by the Servicio Forestal y de Caza (Lima, Peru)
and the Field Museum of Natural History {Chicago). Funded by National Science Founda-
tion grant no. GB-5588.
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