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Peperomia tuisana is a small perennial epiphyte or lithophyte from the pepper family that grows on rocks and tree trunks in wet tropical forests of Mexico and Central America. It needs humid, shaded, well-drained growing conditions similar to other tropical Peperomia.
Peperomia tuisana is a species of perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte from the genus Peperomia. It was first described by Casimir de Candolle and published in the book "Anales del Instituto Físico-Geográfico y del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica 9: 176. 1896[1898] ". It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. The species name came from Tuis, where first specimens of this species were collected.
It is endemic to Central and Mexico. First specimens were found at an altitude of 600 meters (2,000 ft) in Tuis.
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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.
