''Peperomia cookiana'', is a species of plant in the
genus
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''
Peperomia''. It is
endemic
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to
Hawaiian Islands
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.
Accepted varieties
Apart from the basic ''Peperomia cookiana'', four varieties are currently known:
* ''Peperomia cookiana'' var. ''flavinervia'' (
C.DC.
Anne Casimir Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (20 February 1836, Geneva – 3 October 1918, Chêne-Bougeries) was a Swiss botanist, the son of Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle.
Early life and education
He studied chemistry, physics and mathematic ...
)
Yunck.
* ''Peperomia cookiana'' var. ''minutilimba''
Yunck.
* ''Peperomia cookiana'' var. ''ovatilimba'' (
C.DC.
Anne Casimir Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (20 February 1836, Geneva – 3 October 1918, Chêne-Bougeries) was a Swiss botanist, the son of Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle.
Early life and education
He studied chemistry, physics and mathematic ...
)
Yunck.
* ''Peperomia cookiana'' var. ''pukooana'' (
C.DC.
Anne Casimir Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (20 February 1836, Geneva – 3 October 1918, Chêne-Bougeries) was a Swiss botanist, the son of Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle.
Early life and education
He studied chemistry, physics and mathematic ...
)
Yunck.
References
cookiana
Endemic flora of Hawaii
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