Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Piper pellucidum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 30.
today: The current name for this species is Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunthe
original Latin diagnosis
Piper foliis cordatis petiolatis, caule herbaceo.
English translation
Piper with leaf blades cordate [and] petiolate; [and] with a stem herbaceous.
English translation with commentary
| Piper | Piper |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| cordate | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| petiolate; | petiolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective petiolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| herbaceous. | herbaceo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective herbaceus, -a, -um); modifies caule |