Peperomia acuminata

Peperomia acuminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Peperomia
Species:	P. acuminata
Binomial name
	Peperomia acuminata; Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms
	List Peperomia acuminata f. rubra Steyerm. ; Peperomia acuminatifolia Trel. ; Peperomia basellifolia Kunth ; Peperomia cacuminicola Trel. ; Peperomia dendrophila Griseb. ; Peperomia dichroophylla Sodiro ; Peperomia ekmanii Trel. ; Peperomia huacachiana Trel. ; Peperomia larecajana C.DC. ; Peperomia larecajana var. angustifolia Yunck. ; Peperomia nemorosa (Vahl) C.DC. ; Peperomia nemorosa Dahlst. ; Peperomia ruiziana C.DC. ; Piper acuminatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. ; Piper basellifolium (Kunth) Poir. ; Piper monostachyos Poir. ; Piper murinum Roem. & Schult. ; Piper nemorosum Vahl ; Piper obliquum Pers. ; Piper planifolium Poir. ; ;

Peperomia acuminata, is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae.^[1] Its native range reaches from central South America to Central America and the West Indies.^[2]

Uses

Peperomia acuminata is used in folk medicine as well in foods.^[2]

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