Peperomia japonica

Family	Piperaceae
Scientific name	Peperomia japonica Makino
Synonyms	Peperomia blanda auct., non (Jacquin) Kunth
Common name	(Japanese common name) sada-sou [Sata Point weed], suna-gosho [sand pepper]
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
	(Other nations) Taiwan
Chromosomal number	2n=44
Description	Plants 10-30cm tall. Leaves 1-4.5cm long, 8-20mm wide. Flowers flowering in May to December. Perennial plants.
Reference	Peperomia blanda (Jacquin) Kunth
	Peperomia blanda (Jacq.) Kunth
	Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H. Huber
	Peperomia japonica Makino
	Lipolysis acceleration method (US Patent 5698199/1997)
	α-methylene peperomins and halogenated derivatives thereof (US Patent 5981577/1999)
Note	Flora of China has described that Peperomia japonica Makino is a synonym of Peperomia blanda (Jacquin) Kunth (syn. Peperomia arabica Decaisne ex Miquel var. floribunda Miquel; Peperomia bequaertii De Wildeman; Peperomia blanda (Jacquin) Kunth var. floribunda (Miquel) Hüber; Peperomia blanda (Jacquin) Kunth var. leptostachya (Hooker & Arnott) Düll; Peperomia dindygulensis Miquel; Peperomia esquirolii H. Léveillé; Peperomia fauriei C. de Candolle; Peperomia formosana C. de Candolle; Peperomia kyimbilana C. de Candolle; Peperomia laticaulis C. de Candolle; Peperomia leptostachya Hooker & Arnott; Peperomia leptostachya Hooker & Arnott forma cambodiana C. de Candolle; Peperomia leptostachya Hooker & Arnott var. cambodiana (C. de Candolle) Merrill; Peperomia sui Lin & Lu; Piper blandum Jacquin). Peperomia blanda (Jacquin) Kunth occurs in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, SW Asia, Africa, South America.

January 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden	January 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden	January 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden

January 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden