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Peperomia hernandiifolia

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

(Vahl) A. Dietrich

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Guadeloupe
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Leeward Islands
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Puerto Rico
• Trinidad
• Venezuela
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• forests
• montane areas
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• May-Sep (Nic) Mar

Fruiting Times

• May-Sep (Nic)

Creeping, occasionally climbing succulent epiphyte or lithophyte with puberulous stems. Leaves to 80mm x 60mm with silvery stripe from centre to tip, but not to base. Flower spike to 2mm wide, white to pale green flowers to 90mm long, fruit to 8mm diameter, red

Further References

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