Piperaceae

Spotted peperomia

Peperomia maculosa (L.) Hook.

Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia

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Spotted peperomia (Peperomia maculosa) — FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 斑叶豆瓣绿, 花叶胡椒
English: Spotted peperomia

Synonyms

Artanthe variegata (Ruiz & Pav.) Miq.
Lepianthes maculosum (L.) Raf.
Peperomia leridana Trel.
Peperomia monsterifolia Griseb.
Peperomia parmata Trel.
Peperomia scheryi Trel.
Peperomia septuplinervia C.DC.
Peperomia suavis Trel.
Peperomia suavis var. hondurensis Trel.
Peperomia tenebraegaudens Trel.
Peperomia variegata Ruiz & Pav.
Piper maculosum L.
Piper variegatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Schilleria variegata (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pompeya Reserva Natural, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jake Rehage, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jake Rehage, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.