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Photo by Diego Manzano Méndez, Inaturalist.ca.


Lush plant by Pan a Casa, Inaturalist.ca.

Author: 

Guido Mathieu, 2011

Family:  PEPEROMIACEAE*
Origin: 

Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz; South Mexico

Soil: 

Rich

Water: 

Maximum

Sun: 

Minimum

Thickness: 

0,3 Centimetres

Height: 

2 Centimetres

Flower: 

Green

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

-

This tiny member of the Peperomiaceae* family was given this name by Guido Mathieu in 2011. It is found in Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz in South Mexico, growing in a rich soil with lots of water and no sun. The caudex can grow to 0,3 centimetres or more in diameter, the entire plant to two centimetres in height. The flowers are green.

The genera name means 'pepper-like', not as to appearance but as to kinship. The species name refers to the habitat where the type collection was made, hidden in the deep shade of a cave entrance.

')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is Peperomiaceae now part of the Piperaceae.

 


Caudex by Diego Manzano Méndez, Inaturalist.ca.


 Habitat by Guido Mathieu.