Herbarium Specimen Details

Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Boufford, 1981
Locality Florida, Collier Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Description Epiphytic; flowers yellow [??].
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. A. Luer 959
Collection Date 25 Apr 1976
Accession Number 152191
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Florida, Broward Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. L. Howell 968
Collection Date 21 Nov 2006
Accession Number 243798
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Florida, Collier Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. Keller
Collection Date Jan 2003
Accession Number 239479
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Boufford, 1981
Locality Florida, Collier Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Edge of cypress [Taxodium] swamp on rotting log.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 5406
with T.F. Wunderlin, J.E. Poppleton, A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 07 Dec 1974
Accession Number 116001
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Boufford, 1981
Locality Florida, Collier Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Description Localized mat forming epiphyte on pond apple [Annona glabra].
Habitat Dense low hammock with royal palms [Roystonea regia].
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. A. Lassiter 7
with R. Lassiter
Collection Date 26 Oct 1963
Accession Number 57285
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Peperomia floridana Small - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1978
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Boufford, 1981
Locality Florida, Miami-Dade Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Original hammock area, mixed subtropical hardwoods; numerous sinkholes.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 1919
with F. Almeda, J. De Boer, R. Broome
Collection Date 26 Jun 1966
Accession Number 75608
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Shuey,
Peperomia floridana Small - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1978
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Boufford, 1981
Locality Florida, Brevard Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Small disturbed hammock.
Reproductive State
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 01 Oct 1973
Accession Number 119200
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Peperomia floridana Small - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1978
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Boufford, 1978
Locality Florida, Miami-Dade Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Vagner
Collection Date 21 Jan 1967
Accession Number 78846
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Boufford, 1981
Locality Florida, Collier Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Reproductive State
Collector R. Vagner
Collection Date 31 Dec 1966
Accession Number 78669
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , Clarendon Par. : Peckham Woods. 4.2 km SW of B3 junction at Cave Valley. 18° 11' 53" N 77° 23' 35" W
Description On rock; stems erect; leaves yellow-green; inflorescence ascending; pedicel red-orange; spikes pale yellow; fruit beak hooked.
Habitat Xeric limestone woodland.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 750 to m
Collector A. R. Franck
with A. Oberli, P.A. Lewis, A. Haynes-Sutton, A. Reid
Collection Date 07 Feb 2015
Accession Number 279218
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , Clarendon Par. : Peckham Woods. 4 km SW of B3 junction at Cave Valley. 18° 11' 40" N 77° 23' 11" W
Description Leaves dark green.
Reproductive State Bud
Elevation 760 to m
Collector P. A. Lewis
with A.R. Franck, A. Oberli, A. Haynes-Sutton, A. Reid
Collection Date 15 May 2015
Accession Number 280780
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality USA. Illinois , Champaign Co. : Champaign. 1411 Winding Lane; private residence. T19N, R8E, Sec. 1, SE¼ of NE¼ of SE¼ of SW¼. 40° 7' 47" N 88° 14' 55" W
Description Container-grown, leaves and stems fleshy, succulent, dark green above, pale green beneath; stems-petioles tinted dull purplish-reddish; inflorescence erect, ash-white; cultivated in greenhouse.
Reproductive State
Elevation 757 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill 37958
Collection Date 05 Oct 2008
Accession Number 275498
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Sarasota. Sarasota Succulent Society Gardens. 27° 20' 11" N 82° 31' 50" W
Description Decumbent; leaves succulent; infloresence white.
Habitat Ground cover in shade.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch 6843
with P. Turner
Collection Date 25 Jun 1971
Accession Number 117044
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Display Lath House 8-A; hanging basket.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. B. Meagher
Collection Date 08 Mar 1973
Accession Number 106285
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island Georgetown. Casa Bertmar; Church Street. 19° 17' 13" N 81° 22' 3" W
Habitat Leaves dark green and waxy; 3 decimeters.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector N. Chevalier 15
Collection Date 16 Aug 1971
Accession Number 100048
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. 800 South Palm avenue. 27° 59' 50" N 82° 26' 11" W
Reproductive State
Collector J. B. Watson
Collection Date 11 Oct 1979
Accession Number 141912
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Peperomia floridana Small - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1978
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: Boufford, 1981
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Coral Gables. Landscaped flower beds of College Inn Motel.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 30418
with F. Almeda
Collection Date 20 Dec 1966
Accession Number 78612
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Determination History
Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Rhynchophorum obtusifolium (L.) Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Description On tree.
Habitat Tropical hammock.
Reproductive State
Collector M. Mulvania
Collection Date 11 Feb 1931
Accession Number 286961
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Dominican Republic. Peravia Prov. 4 km N of Sab Larga de Ocoa on the road to Nizao. 18° 30' 0" N 70° 15' 0" W
Description Succulent terrestrial herb.
Reproductive State
Collector J. Watson
with M. Mejia
Collection Date 22 Jul 1981
Accession Number 176736
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Puerto Rico. Cayey Mun. : Ca. 3 mi. S of Cayey; along PR 15 at km marker 21.6, 2.4 mi. S of junction with PR 1.
Description Disturbed mountain forest.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R.P. Sauleda, D.K. Sauleda, M. Ragan, E. Antomarchi
Collection Date 18 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166181
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Puerto Rico. Sabana Grande Mun. : Reserva Forestal Maricao; along PR 120, 4.3-4.5 mi. S of junction with PR 105; 5.5 mi. S of Maricao.
Description Epilithic.
Habitat Moist montane forest.
Reproductive State
Elevation 2700 to ft
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R.P. Sauleda, M. Ragan
Collection Date 30 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166176
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Bahamas. Grand Bahama Island Freeport, along Queens Highway. 26° 31' 27" N 78° 41' 57" W
Reproductive State
Collector R. E. Vagner
with et. al.
Collection Date 20-25 Feb 1967
Accession Number 79801
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Bahamas. Great Abaco Island 0.5 mi. N of Dundas Town.
Habitat High coppice; along main road.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with C.S. Correll, R.P. Sauleda, B.F. Hansen
Collection Date 14 Dec 1979
Accession Number 143876
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality St. Vincent & the Grenadines. St. Vincent , St. George Par. : Miller's Ridge, above Buer.
Description Semitrailing succulent herb.
Habitat Growing on rocks.
Reproductive State
Elevation 1000 to 1200 ft
Collector G. R. Proctor
Collection Date 22 Feb 1985
Accession Number 85756
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Barbados. St. Thomas Par. : Welchman Hall Gully.
Description Semitrailing herb.
Habitat On humus-covered limestone ledges and boulders.
Reproductive State
Elevation 900 to 1000 ft
Collector G. R. Proctor
Collection Date 19 Feb 1965
Accession Number 66653
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Jilotepec Mun. : 2.5 km NE of Jilotepec along road to Naolinco. 19° 37' 0" N 96° 56' 0" W
Description Epiphyte or on leaf litter; spikes white.
Habitat Bosque Caducifolio; disturbed forest of Quercus spp., Carpinus caroliniana, Tilia, Ostrya virginiana, Lyonia squamulosa, with a few Pinus on narrow ridge top.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1350 to m
Collector G. M. Diggs
with M. Nee
Collection Date 10 Jul 1982
Accession Number 171892
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Sep 1990
Locality Belize. Toledo Distr. NE side of Blue Creek, upstream from Mayan Indian village of Blue Creek. 16° 14' 0" N 89° 0' 0" W
Description Leaves dark above, paler beneath; infrequent succulent herb; epipetric.
Habitat Seasonally dry rainforest over limestone; on limestone at rapids near cave entrance.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 250 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 20 Mar 1989
Accession Number 206940
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1981
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Along dirt road 5.5 km E of Tebanca (5.5 km E of east side of Lago Catemaco). 18° 25' 17" N 95° 6' 50" W
Description Epiphyte.
Habitat Selva Alta Perenifolia-Bosque Caducifolio; Rich forest with Liquidambar macrophylla and many tropical evergreen species.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 800 to m
Collector M. Nee
with B.F. Hansen
Collection Date 05 Jul 1980
Accession Number 158487
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: J. A. Lagos,
Locality El Salvador. Ahuachapán Dept. Cerro Grande de Apanera.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1500 to m
Collector J. A. Lagos
Collection Date 03 Oct 1956
Accession Number 1743
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. San Matías, NO de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Epífita.
Habitat Bosque húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1400 to m
Collector E. J. Paredes
Collection Date 05 May 1984
Accession Number 194788
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Peperomia obtusifolia
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1981
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Alamo Mun. : 5 km E of Temapache, along highway Mex 180. 21° 3' 60" N 97° 34' 60" W
Habitat Selva Mediana Subperrenifolia; steep forested slope above road, relatively undisturbed, with much Bursera.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 100 to m
Collector B. F. Hansen
with M. Nee
Collection Date 23 Jun 1980
Accession Number 158278
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