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Peperomia angustata is an epiphytic or lithophytic perennial with succulent, rhombic leaves and trailing or climbing stems, native from Mexico through Central and northern South America. It is grown as a small houseplant and needs bright light and careful, infrequent watering.
Peperomia angustata, with no commonly used English name, is a species of epiphyte or lithophyte native to the Neotropical realm. It belongs to the family Piperaceae.
Peperomia angustata is native to Mexico, Central America and South America south to Peru and northern Brazil. Older records also may place it in Cuba.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peperomia angustata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
