Peperomia galioides

Peperomia galioides
Peperomia galioides, Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. galioides
Binomial name
Peperomia galioides

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]

  1. ^ "Peperomia galioides Kunth". Tropicos.org. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  2. ^ "Peperomia galioides Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  3. ^ L. Wiggins, Ira; M. Porter, Duncan (1971). Flora of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, 1971. ISBN 978-0804707329.
  4. ^ 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. S2CID 95937599.
  5. ^ a b 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). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)