Piperaceae
Man to man
Peperomia pellucida
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Genus
- Peperomia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 草胡椒, 透明草
- English
- Man to man
- Indonesian
- Sirih cina, Suruhan, Tumpang air, Tumpang angin
- Malayalam
- Mashithantu, മഷി തണ്ട്, മഷിതണ്ട്, മഷിത്തണ്ടു്, വെറ്റില പച്ച, വെറ്റിലപച്ച, വെറ്റിലപ്പച്ച, വെള്ള തണ്ട്
- Vietnamese
- Rau tiêu
Synonyms
- Micropiper pellucidum (L.) Miq.
- Piper pellucidum L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Undeka 11, 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.