Peperomia thollonii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. thollonii
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Peperomia thollonii is a species of flowering plant from the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by Casimir de Candolle and published in the book "Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris 3: 38. 1914 ".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its etymology came from François-Romain Thollon, a botanist and plant collector who worked in Gabon and the Congo.[3]
Distribution[edit]
It is endemic to Cameroon, Gabon and Republic of the Congo.[1][4] First specimens where found Gabon.[4]
Description[edit]
The stalk is thickly hairy, featuring alternating leaves that are somewhat petiolate and glabrous; the limbs are elliptic-lanceolate at the base and have an acute 3-nerved tip; the axillary and terminal peduncles are almost as long as the petioles; the filiform spikes are almost as long as the limbs; the bracts are pelt obovate, situated slightly above the middle of the subsessile; the ovary emerges ovate at the top, with a stigmatiferous tip that is fleshy and glabrous; the berry is globose-ovate at the tip, with mucronulate stigma and asperulate glands.[5]
stems that rise 1 mm, or around 13 cm, thick, from a prostrate base. extended Legs in dry membranous minute transparent-punctate, petiole measuring 9 mm in length and up to 3 cm in length and 1.8 cm in width. Approximately 0.75 mm thick berry spikes and 0.5 mm diameter plate fur. [5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 38 (1914)". powo.science.kew.org/. C.DC. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris 3: 38. 1914". legacy.tropicos.org. Candolle, Anne Casimir Pyramus de. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Thollon, François-Romain (1855-1896)". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b "C. DC. (1914). In: Lecomte, Not. Syst 3: 38". gbif.org. Catalogue of Life Checklist. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Notulae systematicae". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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