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Piperaceae
Peperomia

not marked as a favorite taxon Peperomia obtusifolia (Linnaeus) A. Dietrich var. floridana (Small) D.B. Ward. Common name: Florida Peperomia. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Epiphytic in tropical hammocks, usually on bark of living wood well above ground level. Distribution: Endemic to s. peninsular FL (hammocks of Dade County).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NSProv, Ward (2012a); = Peperomia floridana Small = Rhynchophorum floridanum (Small) Small — S; < Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A.Dietr. — Bah, Fl2, FNA3, Mex, S13, WH3; < Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A.Dietr. var. obtusifolia — POWO, WI. Basionym: Peperomia floridana Small 1926

Links to other floras: < Peperomia obtusifolia - FNA3

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