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Peperomia tetraphylla

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID644001d85b884212675322
Scientific name Peperomia tetraphylla
Authority Hook. & Arn.
First published in Bot. Beechey Voy. : 97 (1832)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Micropiper pusillum Miq. Comm. Phytogr. : 62 (1840)
Troxirum reflexum Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 85 (1838)
Peperomia reflexa (L.f.) A.Dietr. Sp. Pl., ed. 6. 1: 180. 1831
Peperomia novae-zelandiae Colenso Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 27: 394 (1894 publ. 1895)
Peperomia aemula (Endl.) Endl. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 164 (1836)
Peperomia affinis Domin ex F.M.Bailey Queensland Agric. J. 24: 222 (1910)
Peperomia baturiteana C.DC. Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 492 (1917)
Peperomia fontinalis A.Dietr. Sp. Pl. ed. 6 , 1: 176 (1831)
Piper fontinale Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 335 (1817)
Peperomia tacuariana Trel. Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 66 (1939)
Piper aemulum Endl. Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. : 36 (1833)
Piper reflexum L.f. Suppl. Pl. : 91 (1782)
Piper saxatile Wall. Fl. Ind. 1: 163 (1820)
Piper tetraphyllum G.Forst. Fl. Ins. Austr. : 5 (1786)
Peperomia reflexa var. americana Miq. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 4(1): 17. 1852 [15 Aug 1852]
Peperomia opaca var. ciliata Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 336. 1938
Peperomia parvula Hillebr. Fl. Hawaiian Isl. : 426 (1888)
Peperomia diehliana Trel. in J.F.Macbr. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 39 (1936)
Peperomia quaternata Miq. Bot. Voy. Herald : 197 (1854)
Peperomia americana (Miq.) Herter Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 150. 1940 ; cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat.
Peperomia reflexa f. americana Miq. Fl. Bras. 4(1): 17 (1852)
Peperomia reflexa var. enervulosa C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 452 (1869)
Peperomia reflexa var. capensis (Miq.) C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 451 1869
Peperomia reflexa f. tenuipes C.DC. Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 47 1911
Peperomia reflexa var. angustifolia C.DC. in Pittier Anales Inst. Fís.-Geogr. Nac. Costa Rica 9: 180 (1896 publ. 1898)
Peperomia cartagoana Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 222 (1929)
Peperomia reflexifolia Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 223 (1929)
Peperomia reflexa var. subemarginulata C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 452 (1869)
Peperomia subemarginulata Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 223 (1929)
Peperomia tetraphylla var. sinensis (C.DC.) P.S.Chen & P.C.Zhu Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 20(1): 73 (1982)
Peperomia reflexa f. sinensis C.DC. Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 40 1914
Peperomia reflexa var. valantoides (Miq.) C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 452 (1869)
Peperomia reflexa f. robustior C.DC. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 304. 1914
Peperomia reflexa f. argentina C.DC. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 397. 1916
Peperomia tetraphylla var. valantoides (Miq.) Yunck. Bol. Inst. Bot. (São Paulo) 3: 178 (1966)
Piper pusillum Blume Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 11: 232 (1826)
Peperomia reflexa f. capensis Miq. Syst. Piperac. 169 1843
Peperomia tetraphylla f. protractifolia Yunck. Bol. Inst. Bot. (São Paulo) 3: 177 (1966)
Peperomia valantoides Miq. Syst. Piperac. : 174 (1843)
Peperomia berroi Trel. Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 67 (1939)
Peperomia reflexa f. brevipes Dahlst. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , n.s., 33(2): 175 (1900)
Peperomia reflexa f. longipes Dahlst. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , n.s., 33(2): 175 (1900)
Peperomia reflexa var. argentina C.DC. Candollea 1: 406 (1923)
Peperomia reflexa var. coriacea C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 452 (1869)
Peperomia reflexa var. opaca C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 452 (1869)
Peperomia reflexa var. pallida C.DC. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 30(1): 235 (1891 publ. 1892)
Peperomia reflexa var. robustior C.DC. Candollea 1: 406 (1923)
Peperomia reflexa var. rotundilimba C.DC. Meded. Rijks-Herb. 27: 9 (1915)
Peperomia tetraphylla var. americana (Miq.) Yunck. Bol. Inst. Bot. (São Paulo) 3: 178 (1966)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English acorn peperomia
Ukrainian Пеперомія чотирилиста
Chinese 豆瓣绿
Chinese 小椒草
Chinese 豆瓣菜
Chinese 豆瓣如意
Chinese 豆瓣綠

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Peperomia tetraphylla var. piedadeana (C.DC.) Yunck. Bol. Inst. Bot. (São Paulo) 3: 178 (1966)
Peperomia tetraphylla var. tenera (Miq.) Yunck. Bol. Inst. Bot. (São Paulo) 3: 179 (1966)
Peperomia tetraphylla var. tetraphylla Unknown

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Guinea
      • Liberia
      • Sierra Leone
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Mauritius
      • Réunion
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Tibet
    • Eastern Asia
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • Nepal
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Philippines
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Norfolk Island
      • Queensland
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexican Pacific Islands
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • South-central Pacific
      • Easter Island
      • Society Islands
      • Tubuai Islands
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Puerto Rico
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Guyana
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Paraguay
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000479217
USDA Plants PETE8
Tropicos 25001119
INPN 447446
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1068802-2
The Plant List kew-2558494
Open Tree Of Life 911664
NCBI Taxonomy 126647
Nature Serve 2.143944
IPNI 1068802-2
iNaturalist 166499
GBIF 3086448
Freebase /m/0gy06rb
EPPO PEOTE
EOL 396249
USDA GRIN 459900
Wikipedia Peperomia_tetraphylla

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Comment on “Three New Dimers and Two Monomers of Phenolic Amides from the Fruits of Lycium barbarum and Their Antioxidant Activities” van Zadelhoff A, de Bruijn WJ, Vincken JP J Agric Food Chem 12-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10979425
doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08738
PMID:38470138
Vascular Plant Species Inventory of Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park: Awareness of Alien Invaders as a Sine Qua Non Prerequisite for Island Conservation Domínguez-Meneses A, Martínez-Gómez JE, Mejía-Saulés T, Acosta-Rosado I, Stadler S Plants (Basel) 30-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10575041
doi:10.3390/plants12193455
PMID:37836194
Visualizing the Integrity of Chloroplast Envelope by Rhodamine and Nile Red Staining An J, Miao X, Wang L, Li X, Liu X, Gao H Front Plant Sci 26-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8107281
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.668414
PMID:33981327
Biosynthesis of Pellucidin A in Peperomia pellucida (L.) HBK de Moraes MM, Kato MJ Front Plant Sci 22-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8020151
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.641717
PMID:33828573
Molecular Insights into the Multifunctional Role of Natural Compounds: Autophagy Modulation and Cancer Prevention Rahman MA, Rahman MH, Hossain MS, Biswas P, Islam R, Uddin MJ, Rahman MH, Rhim H Biomedicines 19-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7699596
doi:10.3390/biomedicines8110517
PMID:33228222
Comparative ecological and behavioral study of Macaca assamensis and M. mulatta in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal Khatiwada S, Paudel PK, Chalise MK, Ogawa H Primates 16-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7347691
doi:10.1007/s10329-020-00810-9
PMID:32180044
Nor-Lignans: Occurrence in Plants and Biological Activities—A Review Frezza C, Venditti A, Toniolo C, De Vita D, Franceschin M, Ventrone A, Tomassini L, Foddai S, Guiso M, Nicoletti M, Serafini M, Bianco A Molecules 03-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC6983269
doi:10.3390/molecules25010197
PMID:31947789
Seed freeze sensitivity and ex situ longevity of 295 species in the native Hawaiian flora Chau MM, Chambers T, Weisenberger L, Keir M, Kroessig TI, Wolkis D, Kam R, Yoshinaga AY Am J Bot 09-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC6856683
doi:10.1002/ajb2.1351
PMID:31502257
Phytochemicals in Prostate Cancer: From Bioactive Molecules to Upcoming Therapeutic Agents Salehi B, Fokou PV, Yamthe LR, Tali BT, Adetunji CO, Rahavian A, Mudau FN, Martorell M, Setzer WN, Rodrigues CF, Martins N, Cho WC, Sharifi-Rad J Nutrients 29-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6683070
doi:10.3390/nu11071483
PMID:31261861
9-Norlignans: Occurrence, Properties and Their Semisynthetic Preparation from Hydroxymatairesinol Eklund P, Raitanen JE Molecules 09-Jan-2019
PMCID:PMC6358742
doi:10.3390/molecules24020220
PMID:30634427
Evaluation of anti-urolithiatic potential of ethyl acetate extract of Pedalium murex L. on struvite crystal (kidney stone) Kaleeswaran B, Ramadevi S, Murugesan R, Srigopalram S, Suman T, Balasubramanian T J Tradit Complement Med 02-Mar-2018
PMCID:PMC6335495
doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.08.003
PMID:30671363
Chinese Medicines in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer: From Formulas to Extracts and Compounds Wang X, Fang G, Pang Y Nutrients 28-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5872701
doi:10.3390/nu10030283
PMID:29495626
Distribution of vascular epiphytes along a tropical elevational gradient: disentangling abiotic and biotic determinants Ding Y, Liu G, Zang R, Zhang J, Lu X, Huang J Sci Rep 22-Jan-2016
PMCID:PMC4726354
doi:10.1038/srep19706
PMID:26796667
OVICIDAL EFFECT OF PIPERACEAE SPECIES ON Biomphalaria glabrata, Schistosoma mansoni HOST Rapado LN, Lopes PO, Yamaguchi LF, Nakano E Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 01-Nov-2013
PMCID:PMC4105091
doi:10.1590/S0036-46652013000600009
PMID:24213196
Phytochemical investigation and pharmacognostic standardization of Cissampelos pareira root Samanta J, Bhattacharya S, Rayat R Anc Sci Life 01-Apr-2012
PMCID:PMC3644755
doi:10.4103/0257-7941.107352
PMID:23661865

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Amaryllidaceae alkaloids / Norbelladine-type amaryllidaceae alkaloids
3,4-dihydroxy-N-(4-hydroxyphenethyl)benzamide 44521377 Click to see 273.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBDV.201100138
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Vanillic Acid 8468 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O 168.15 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200790230
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / P-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
3,4-Dimethoxybenzoic acid 7121 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(=O)O)OC 182.17 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200790230
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles
1,2,4-Trimethoxy-5-(1-propenyl)benzene 17903 Click to see 208.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200790230
Asarone 636822 Click to see 208.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200790230
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
methyl (E)-3-(7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)prop-2-enoate 101675306 Click to see 236.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200790230
Methyl 3-(7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)prop-2-enoate 163092358 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OCO2)C=CC(=O)OC 236.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200790230
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes
methyl (1R,2S,3S)-2,3-bis(7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxylate 101457308 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OCO2)C3CC(C3C4=CC5=C(C(=C4)OC)OCO5)C(=O)OC 414.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200790230

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