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Peperomia emarginella

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

(Swartz ex Wikström) C. de Candolle

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Martinique
• Peru
• Venezuela
• Cuba
• Guadeloupe
• Hispaniola
• Jamaica
• Leeward Is.
• Puerto Rico
• Trinidad
• S. Florida - USA
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• cloud forest
• primary forest
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Mar-Aug Dec

Fruiting Times

• Mar-Aug

Epiphytic herbaceous root climber or prostrate herb with glabrous stems. Leaves to 4mm x 6mm with a few hairs on upper surface. Terminal erect spikes 10mm x 1mm of white or pale green flowers. Fruit to 1.5mm long, orange-red

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• FOPE
• SAFIO