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quadrifolia

Taxon

Peperomia quadrifolia (L.) Kunth

Protologue Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1: 69 (ed. qu.); 57 (ed. f.). 1816BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 214.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 214.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 216.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 216.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 218.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 218.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 217.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 217.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 215.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez567--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 215.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez526--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Trail NW along stream. 9 Nov 04. 091.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez526--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Trail NW along stream. 9 Nov 04. 091.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez526--MX.  Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Trail NW along stream. 9 Nov 04. 092.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez526--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Trail NW along stream. 9 Nov 04. 092.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez526--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Trail NW along stream. 9 Nov 04. 094.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez526--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Trail NW along stream. 9 Nov 04. 094.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez526--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Trail NW along stream. 9 Nov 04. 093.jpg

Peperomia quadrifolia, N.Martinez526--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Trail NW along stream. 9 Nov 04. 093.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

N. Martínez Melendez, Davidson C. 567

November 11, 2004

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Tapachula)

15.175556, -92.2525

Location Remarks

Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo, pol. I, sendero Palo Gordo

Collectors

Nayely Martínez Melendez, Christopher Davidson

Martinez-Melendez, N 526

November 10, 2004

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Angel Albino Corzo)

15.15, -92.566667

Location Remarks

Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo, Sendero Palo Gordo. Polígono Zona n£cleo I. Bosque mesófilo de montaña.

Collectors

Nayely Martínez Melendez, Miguel Angel Pérez Farrera, Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Piperales

Family

Piperaceae

Genus

Peperomia

Specific Epithet

quadrifolia

Authorship

(L.) Kunth

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#176,898 of 335,497

Top 53%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →