Piperaceae
Peruvian peperomia
Peperomia rhombea
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Genus
- Peperomia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Peruvian peperomia
Synonyms
- Peperomia aguacalientis Trel.
- Peperomia filici-decorans Trel.
- Peperomia myrtillus Miq.
- Peperomia pseudoboliviensis Trel.
- Peperomia reflexa f. peruviana Miq.
- Peperomia regnelliana Miq.
- Peperomia rubioides Kunth
- Peperomia rubioides f. minor Miq.
- Peperomia rubioides var. minor (Miq.) Miq.
- Peperomia setosispica Trel.
- Piper rhombeum (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl
- Piper rubioides Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Pedro Alvaro Neves, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Edson Luis Fabro Gasperin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Edson Luis Fabro Gasperin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.