Peperomia pernambucensis Miq. belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Peperomia pernambucensis, CDavidson10876--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station. 16 Feb 02. 001.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Peperomia
Specific Epithet
pernambucensis
Authorship
Miq.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
2/15/2002
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia
10.146972, -83.946167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.
Collectors
No collectors specified
3/17/2006
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios
-1.645556, -79.332778
Location Remarks
Cerro Samama, SE of Potosí, SW of Caluma, South of Río Pita, vicinity of village of Pita, between Pita and Escuela 18 de Deciembre. 164-400 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphytic with upward-creeping stems; spikes branched once, main axis dull red.
