Peperomia retusa
Also known as: Peperomia bueana C.DC. +18 more
- Peperomia bueana C.DC.
- Peperomia gracilipetiolata De Wild.
- Peperomia gracilipetiolata DeWild.
- Peperomia mannii Hook.f. ex C.DC.
- Peperomia mannii Hook.fil.
- Peperomia mannii var. fernandopoana C.DC.
- Peperomia mannii var. fernandopoiana C.DC.
- Peperomia rehmannii C.DC.
- Peperomia retusa var. alternifolia DC.
- Peperomia retusa var. ciliolata C.DC.
- Peperomia retusa var. mannii (Hook.fil.) Düll
- Peperomia retusa var. parvifolia C.DC.
- Peperomia retusa var. retusa
- Peperomia subdichotoma DeWild.
- Peperomia tenuispica C.DC.
- Peperomia ukingensis Engl.
- Peperomia ulugurensis Engl.
- Peperomia ulugurensis var. acutifolia Balle
- Peperomia ulugurensis var. diversifolia Balle
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Peperomia retusa is an epiphytic plant belonging to the Piperaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Peperomia is notably large, comprising more than 1400 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe