| Peperomia paradoxa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. paradoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia paradoxa | |
Peperomia paradoxa 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.
Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive mimicry, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.
Peperomia albovittata is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
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 litana is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Peperomia millei 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.
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.
Epidendrum peperomia, the peperomia-like epidendrum, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum.
Foliata, a Latin word meaning leafy, may refer to:
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.
Peperomia tetraphylla, known as the acorn peperomia or four-leaved peperomia, is a small plant in the pepper family that grows in Australia, Asia, Africa, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and other islands in the Pacific Ocean. In New South Wales, it is often seen as an epiphyte or growing on rocks in rainforests. Tiny flowers form on a spike, at the end of the branchlets. The specific epithet tetraphylla is from the Ancient Greek language, meaning "four leaves", though the species may also have whorls of 3.
Peperomia pernambucensis is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae.
Grevillea paradoxa, commonly known as the bottlebrush grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area in the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.
Iris paradoxa is a species of flowering plant native to western Asia. It has large upright petals and smaller lower petals, which is unique amongst most iris forms. They come in various shades from white, lavender, mauve, medium purple, violet, dark purple to black. It has a black or purplish black beard on the lower petals. It comes from the region of Transcaucasia, and is found in the countries of Iran,, Turkey, Armenia and in Azerbaijan.
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