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Verhuellia hydrocotylifolia
Scientific classification
Genus:
Verhuellia
Species:
hydrocotylifolia

Verhuellia hydrocotylifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. It belongs to the small genus Verhuellia, which is closely related to the larger and more well-known genus Piper. The species is native to Hispaniola, the Caribbean island that comprises both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[1]

The species is popular for its round, hydrocotyle-like leaves, which give it the specific epithet hydrocotylifolia.

Taxonomy

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Originally described by August Grisebach and later reclassified by C.D. Adams.

References

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  1. ^ Samain, Marie-Stéphanie; Wanke, Stefan; Goetghebeur, Paul (2010). "Verhuellia is sister to all other Piperaceae: More evidence from flower, fruit and pollen morphology, and molecular data". Annals of Botany. 105 (6): 677–695. doi:10.1093/aob/mcq027. PMID 20150434.