Peperomia weberbaueri is a species of Peperomia plant native to Peru. Some specimens can be found at an altitude of 1600 m in the Amazon.[1][2][3]

Peperomia weberbaueri
Peperomia weberbaueri in the Botanical Garden, Berlin
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. weberbaueri
Binomial name
Peperomia weberbaueri

Etymology

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The species' epithet weberbaueri came from the surname of German naturalist and botanist Augusto Weberbauer. Weberbauer contributed to the exploration of new plant species of Peru and Andes.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Peperomia weberbaueri C.DC.". powo.science.kew.org/. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 255 (1908). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Peperomia weberbaueri C.DC.". legacy.tropicos.org. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 40: 255–256. 1908. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Peperomia weberbaueri C.DC.". gbif.org. C. Dc. (1908). In: Engl. Jahrb. 40: 255. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Augusto Weberbauer". plants.jstor.org/. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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