Peperomia lehmannii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. lehmannii |
Binomial name | |
Peperomia lehmannii C. DC. | |
Peperomia lehmannii is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Peperomia is one of the two large genera of the family Piperaceae. Most of them are compact, small perennial epiphytes growing on rotten wood. More than 1500 species have been recorded, occurring in all tropical and subtropical regions of the world, though concentrated in Central America and northern South America. A limited number of species are found in Africa.
The Piperaceae, also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in 5 genera. The vast majority of peppers can be found within the two main genera: Piper and Peperomia.
Abarema lehmannii is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central in Antioquia, Colombia. It can be found at the margins of humid montane forests.
Zygia lehmannii is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Colombia.
Iochroma lehmannii is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, specifically in the Chimborazo Province in the High Andes. Its flowers are yellow-green.
Peperomia disjunctiflora is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Peperomia involucrata is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Peperomia pachystachya is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Peperomia petraea is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Peperomia wibomii is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Gastrolobium lehmannii or Cranbrook Pea is a vulnerable shrub in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to an area of Western Australia.
Peperomia pellucida is an annual, shallow-rooted herb, usually growing to a height of about 15 to 45 cm, it is characterized by succulent stems, shiny, heart-shaped, fleshy leaves and tiny, dot-like seeds attached to several fruiting spikes. It has a mustard-like odor when crushed. The family Piperaceae comprises about a dozen genera and around 3000 species. The genus Peperomia represents nearly half of the Piperaceae with the genus Piper making the rest.
Foliata, a Latin word meaning leafy, may refer to:
Encephalartos lehmannii is a low-growing palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is commonly known as the Karoo cycad and is endemic to South Africa. The species name lehmannii commemorates Prof J.G.C. Lehmann, a German botanist who studied the cycads and published a book on them in 1834. This cycad is listed as near threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Peperomia wheeleri is a rare species of flowering plant in the pepper family known by the common name Wheeler's peperomia. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is known only from the island of Culebra. It has been become rare because of deforestation and grazing by livestock. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
Eucalyptus lehmannii, commonly known as bushy yate, is a eucalypt in the myrtle family Myrtaceae endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small tree with an oval, spreading form and dense foliage which sometimes reaches to the ground. It is widely cultivated in Australia and the United States because of its ornamental shape and decorative flowers, buds and fruit. There has been some confusion about its classification because of its ability to hybridise.
Peperomia pernambucensis is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae.
Jacksonia lehmannii is a species of leafless broom-like shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae that is native to the south west of Western Australia. It was first described by Carl Meissner in 1844. It has no synonyms.