Synonyms:

• Basionym: Piper glabellum Sw.

Common names:

• cypress peperomia  (Source: Zander Ency) - English
• wax-privet  (Source: Zander Ency) - English
• Zypressen-Peperomie  (Source: Zander Ency) - German
• mors tanke  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
• Mexico

Southern America

• CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, [Antigua] Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, [North St. Martin] Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, [Saba, South St. Martin] Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, [St. Kitts] St. Vincent and Grenadines, [St. Vincent] Virgin Islands (British), [Tortola] Virgin Islands (U.S.) [St. John, St. Thomas]
• CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
• NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
• BRAZIL: Brazil
• WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

References:

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2. Adams, C. Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972 (F Jam)
3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
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7. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008 (Zander Ency)
8. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). (L Brasil Online)
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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=312890. Accessed 28 abril 2024.