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Peperomia urocarpa

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

Fischer & C.A. Meyer

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Guadeloupe
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• C. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Minas Gerais
• Paraná
• Rio de Janerio
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Venezuela
• Cuba
• Hispaniola
• Leeward Islands
• Puerto Rico

Natural Habitats

• Cloud forest
• humid forest
• savanna
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Feb-Dec (Nic)
• Sep (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• Feb-Dec (Nic)
• Sep (Costa Rica)

Scandent & creeping succulent epiphytic vine with pilose stems. Coriaceous leaves to 50mm x 40mm, purple beneath. Flower spikes to 40mm long with bract to 0.25mm long, yellow-green to white flowers, 7mm long brown fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• SAFIO
• Torrey
• Standley