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Peperomia tenae is a little-known small epiphytic or terrestrial peperomia endemic to Ecuador, first found near Tena at about 400 m. It is rarely cultivated, so care is best based on related lowland Peperomia species.
Peperomia tenae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Peperomia. It was first described by William Trelease & Truman G. Yuncker and published in the book "The Piperaceae of northern South America 2: 482, f. 424. 1950". The species name came from Tena, Ecuador, where first specimens of this species were collected.
It is endemic to Ecuador. First specimens where found at an altitude of 400 meters near Tena.
Peperomia abnormis · Peperomia aceramarcana · Peperomia acuminata · Peperomia aerea · Peperomia aguabonitensis · Peperomia ainana · Winged peperomia · Peperomia alatiscapa · Peperomia albovittata · Peperomia amphitricha · Peperomia angustata · Peperomia antoniana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peperomia tenae 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.
