Peperomia galioides

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Peperomia
Species: Peperomia galioides
Name

Peperomia galioides Kunth Nov. gen. sp. 1:58[folio]; 1:71[quarto], t. 17. 1816
References
Primary references

Kunth, C.S. 1816. Peperomia galioides. Pp. 58–59 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 1 (folio ed.). Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. e-rara.ch Reference page.

Links

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Peperomia galioides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Peperomia galioides is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and South America.[2] P. galioides has petioles of less than 1mm long and leaves between 5-30mm.[3] There has been research in Colombia and Peru to know about the essential oils of this species.[4][5] It was traditionally used in Peruvian herbal medicine.[5]
References

"Peperomia galioides Kunth". Tropicos.org. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
"Peperomia galioides Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
L. Wiggins, Ira; M. Porter, Duncan (1971). Flora of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, 1971. ISBN 978-0804707329.
Robayo-Gama, Paola A; E. Quijano, Clara; Morales, Gustavo; A Pino. Jorge (August 2008). "Journal of Essential Oil Research". Composition of the Essential Oil from Leaves of Peperomia Galioides HBK Grown in Colombia. 22 (4): 307–309. doi:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700332.
Di Leo Lira, Paola; Farfán, Yoni; M. van Baren, Catalina; L. Bandoni, Arnaldo; D. Coussio, Jorge; Pastor De Abram, Ana. "Composition of the Essential Oil of Two Peperomia from Peru" (PDF).