Piperaceae
Thickleaf peperomia
Peperomia hypoleuca
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Genus
- Peperomia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Thickleaf peperomia, Alaala, Alaala wai nui, Awalauakane, Kupalii, Thick-leaf peperomia
Synonyms
- Peperomia cranwelliae Yunck.
- Peperomia hawaiensis C.DC.
- Peperomia hypoleuca var. pluvigaudens (C.DC.) Yunck.
- Peperomia insularum var. glabrata C.DC.
- Peperomia nudipeduncula C.DC.
- Peperomia pluvigaudens C.DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: iNaturalist user: cwarneke, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.