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Peperomia glabella

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

(Swartz) A.Dietrich

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Barbados
• Belize
• Cayman Islands
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Bolivia
• Amazonas
• Minas Gerais
• Parana
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Catarina - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela
• Cuba
• Hispaniola
• Jamaica
• Leeward Islands
• Puerto Rico
• Trinidad
• Florida
• Virgin Islands - USA
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• montane forest remnants
• humid forest
• riverside
• primary forest
• volcanic slopes

Flowering Times

• All year

Fruiting Times

• All year

Climbing or erect succulent epiphytic herb with pilose stems. parsely pilose leaves to 55mm x 25mm. Reddish green or white flowers in terminal & axillary spikes to 150mm x 1.5mm with bracts. Fruits 6mm diameter, black

Further References

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