Peperomia pellucida
Icing Grass, Man To Man
Other regional names: Pepper Elder +1 more
- Pepper Elder
- Water Grass
Also known as: Micropiper exiguum (Blume) Miq. +16 more
- Micropiper exiguum (Blume) Miq.
- Micropiper pellucidum (L.) Miq.
- Micropiper tenellum Klotzsch ex Miq.
- Peperomia concinna (Haw.) A.Dietr.
- Peperomia ephemera Ekman
- Peperomia exigua var. freireifolia (A.Rich.) C.DC.
- Peperomia freireifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) A.Rich.
- Peperomia hymenophylla Miq.
- Peperomia knoblecheriana Schott
- Peperomia nana C.DC.
- Peperomia oleracea Poepp. ex Miq.
- Peperomia pellucida var. baileyana Trel.
- Peperomia pellucida var. minor Miq.
- Peperomia pellucida var. pygmaea Miq.
- Peperomia praetenuis Trel.
- Peperomia translucens Trel.
- Peperomia triadophylla Peter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or lithophyte.
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Indigenous to Africa, North America, and South America, Peperomia pellucida (commonly known as Icing Grass or Man To Man) is a lithophytic plant belonging to the Piperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, Bangladesh, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Taiwan, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tuamotu, Western Australia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms