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Peperomia distachya

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) A. Dietrich

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Panama
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Peru
• Venezuela
• Hispaniola
• Jamaica
• Puerto Rico

Natural Habitats

• Moist forest
• montane riverside
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Dec-May (Nic)

Fruiting Times

• Dec-May (Nic) Oct (Cuba)

Erect, creeping or climbing epiphytic herb with glabrous or pilose stems. Leaves to 80mm x 57mm. 40mm x 1mm flower spikes, white or reddish, berry to 7mm diameter, blackish

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• SAFIO
• Standley