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Peperomia obtusifolia

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) A. Dietrich

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Bahia - Brazil
• Costa Rica
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Guatemala
• Hispaniola
• Jamaica
• Leeward Islands
• Mexico
• Puerto Rico
• Ecuador
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad
• Florida
• Virgin islands - USA
• Venezuela
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Riverside
• montane areas
• primary forest
• coastal

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Perennial hemi-epiphytic rhizomatous erect, decumbent or somewhat scandent glabrous herb with coriaceous stems. Coriaceous leaves to 140mm x 55mm, pink above. Terminal yellow flower spikes to 230mm x 4mm with a bract. Striate beaked fruit 1.1mm x 0.5mm.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Mobot
• Jstor
• HUBM
• SAFIO
• Standley