Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav. (Fl. Peruv. 1: 31. 1798.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, ) ], North America (native: FL), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Synonyms: Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav. var. angustifolia C. DC. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 418. 1869.), Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav. var. pterocaulis (Miq.) C. DC. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 418. 1869.), Peperomia dendrophila sensu Britton & P. Wilson, non Schltdl. & Cham. (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 227. 1924.), Peperomia dendrophila sensu Griseb., non Schltdl. & Cham. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 165. 1859.), Peperomia pterocaulis Miq. (Syst. Piperac. 86. 1843.), Peperomia pterocaulis Miq. var. filispica Trel. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 28. 1926.), Peperomia pterocaulis Miq. f. filispica Trel. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 20. 1926.), Peperomia pterocaulis Miq. var. longispica Trel. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 27. 1931.), Peperomia pterocaulis Miq. var. palmamochana Trel. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 28. 1926.), Peperomia pterocaulis Miq. f. stipiticarpa Trel. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 20. 1926.), Peperomia turquinana Trel. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 28. 1926.),
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