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Peperomia versicolor

Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Native range
Nicaragua to Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Peperomia versicolor is a species of epiphyte or lithophyte from the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by William Trelease and published the species in the book "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 26(4): 200. 1929". First-ever specimens were founded in Costa Rica and 1926. Versicolor means particolored or changes its color.

Where it grows

Peperomia versicolor is native from Nicaragua to Ecuador. Specimens can be collected at an elevation of 780–2,000 meters (2,560–6,560 ft).

Other Peperomia plants

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 versicolor by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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