Peperomia galioides Kunth is a plant in the Piperaceae family, order Piperales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Peperomia galioides Kunth

Peperomia galioides Kunth

Peperomia galioides is a Piperaceae species native to the Americas, studied for its essential oils and used traditionally in Peruvian herbal medicine.

Family
Genus
Peperomia
Order
Piperales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Peperomia galioides Kunth

Peperomia galioides Kunth is a plant species that belongs to the Piperaceae family. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. This species has petioles shorter than 1 millimeter in length, and its leaves measure between 5 and 30 millimeters long. Research on the essential oils produced by this species has been conducted in Colombia and Peru. It has a history of traditional use in Peruvian herbal medicine.

Photo: (c) Leonardo Álvarez-Alcázar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Leonardo Álvarez-Alcázar · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Piperales Piperaceae Peperomia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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