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Peperomia alata

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Internal ID UUID644001a5c59b8177060947
Scientific name Peperomia alata
Authority Ruiz & Pav.
First published in Fl. Peruv. 1: 31 (1798)

Description Top

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Peperomia alata, also known as the winged peperomia, is a plant species in the Piperaceae family. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of America, including southern North America, the West Indies, Central America, and South America. It can also be found in Florida, specifically in swamps in Collier County. This perennial herb has an erect or reclining growth habit and spreads through rhizomes. Its leaves are elliptic to lanceolate in shape and have three veins, growing up to 13 cm in length. The plant produces tight spikes of flowers, also up to 13 cm in length.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Micropiper alatum Miq. Comm. Phytogr. : 52 (1840)
Peperomia nilssonii Yunck. Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 23: 64 (1962)
Peperomia microreticulata Steyerm. Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 26: 412 (1966)
Peperomia laevis C.DC. J. Bot. 4: 139 (1866)
Piper alatum Vahl Enum. Pl. 1: 342 (1804)
Peperomia alata var. angustifolia C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 418 (1869)
Peperomia alexanderi Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 307. 1937
Peperomia pterocaulis Miq. Syst. Piperac. : 86 (1843)
Peperomia alata var. pterocaulis (Miq.) C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 418 (1869)
Peperomia dyscrita Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 198. 1929
Peperomia pterocaulis var. filispica Trel. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 28 (1926)

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Language Common/alternative name
English winged peperomia

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • Honduras
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Paraguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000478155
Florida Plant Atlas 3076
USDA Plants PEAL8
Tropicos 25001029
INPN 734552
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:677941-1
The Plant List kew-2556695
Open Tree Of Life 3869141
NCBI Taxonomy 1719491
Nature Serve 2.156171
IPNI 677941-1
iNaturalist 166470
GBIF 3086498
Freebase /m/0_qj_0x
EOL 466272
Wikipedia Peperomia_alata

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Antifungal and cytotoxic 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones from Peperomia alata and P. trineura. Ferreira EA, Reigada JB, Correia MV, Young MC, Guimarães EF, Franchi GC Jr, Nowill AE, Lago JH, Yamaguchi LF, Kato MJ J Nat Prod 27-Jun-2014
doi:10.1021/NP500130X
PMID:24905499

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
methyl 2-[4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetyl]oxy-8-methyl-1-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3aH-azulen-5-yl]prop-2-enoate 156602844 Click to see CC1=C2C(C(C(C(C1)OC(=O)CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)C(=C)C(=O)OC)O)C(=CC2=O)CO 442.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500130X
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Hydroquinolines
(8S,12R,13S)-12,13-dihydroxy-13-(1-methylimidazol-4-yl)-1-azatricyclo[6.4.2.02,7]tetradeca-2,4,6-trien-9-one 163192939 Click to see CN1C=C(N=C1)C2(CC3C(=O)CCC(N2C4=CC=CC=C34)O)O 313.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP500130X

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