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Peperomia tumida is a small epiphytic species from the pepper family, native to wet tropical montane forests of Ecuador, and it may be a synonym of Peperomia parasitica. Grow it bright and humid with fast-draining, airy potting mix and let the top of the mix dry between waterings.
Peperomia tumida is a species of flowering plant from the genus Peperomia. It was first described by Luis Sodiro and published in the book "Contribuciones al conocimiento de la Flora Ecuatoriana . . . Monografia i. Piperaceas Ecuatorianas 1: 164. 1901". It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. The species name came from Latin word "tumidus", which means swollen. It may be a synonym of Peperomia parasitica. It is endemic to Ecuador. First recorded specimens where found at an altitude of 2600 meters in Pichincha.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peperomia tumida 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.
