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Peperomia urvilleana A.Rich.

Peperomia urvilleana

Native records: 9 botanical areas

Fiji, Kermadec Is., Norfolk Is., 6 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Peperomia urvilleana

A subshrub / epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to New Zealand, American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and elsewhere.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • American Samoa

    • SamoaNative

  • Australia

    • Norfolk Is.Native

  • Fiji

    • FijiNative

  • New Caledonia

    • New CaledoniaNative

  • New Zealand

    • Kermadec Is.Native
    • New Zealand NorthNative
    • New Zealand SouthNative

  • Norfolk Island

    • Norfolk Is.Native

  • Papua New Guinea

    • Solomon Is.Native

  • Samoa

    • SamoaNative

  • Solomon Islands

    • Solomon Is.Native

  • Vanuatu

    • VanuatuNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • ET Polar, tundra

The same climate occurs in 187 areas worldwide, 178 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Peperomia urvilleana is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.563, right column, line 43

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Peperomia

Other species in Peperomia

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    American Samoa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Australia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Fiji · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    New Caledonia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Norfolk Island · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    New Zealand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Papua New Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Solomon Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Vanuatu · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Samoa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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