Peperomia tetraphylla
Acorn Peperomia
Also known as: Micropiper pusillum (Blume) Miq. +17 more
- Micropiper pusillum (Blume) Miq.
- Peperomia aemula (Endl.) Endl.
- Peperomia affinis Domin ex F.M.Bailey
- Peperomia americana (Miq.) Herter
- Peperomia baturiteana C.DC.
- Peperomia berroi Trel.
- Peperomia cartagoana Trel.
- Peperomia chrysolepida Trel.
- Peperomia cryptotricha Trel.
- Peperomia diehliana Trel.
- Peperomia fontinalis (Roem. & Schult.) A.Dietr.
- Peperomia novae-zelandiae Colenso
- Peperomia opaca Trel.
- Peperomia opaca var. ciliata Trel.
- Peperomia quaternata Miq.
- Peperomia reflexa (L.fil.) A.Dietr.
- Peperomia reflexa f. americana Miq.
- Peperomia reflexa f. argentina C.DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Peperomia tetraphylla (commonly known as Acorn Peperomia) is an epiphytic or lithophytic plant belonging to the Piperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Easter Is., Hawaii
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms