Peperomia enervis F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Peperomia

Characteristics

Erect, succulent herb to 30 cm high. Leaves usually in a whorl of 3, occasionally opposite; lamina cuneate to obovate, to 15 mm long, 7 mm wide, secondary venation obscure; base cuneate; apex obtuse. Spike terminal, solitary or very rarely paired, to 6 cm long; peduncle 5–8 mm long; fertile axes 2.1–5 cm long. Flowers slightly sunken into axis, spaced 0.9–1.3 mm apart; bracts rounded, 0.4–0.5 mm long, 0.4–0.5 mm wide. Anthers c. 0.2 mm long, 0.2 mm wide. Ovary rounded, 0.3–0.4 mm long, 0.2–0.3 mm diam. Drupes papillose, c. 1 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Grows as an epiphyte or lithophyte in high altitude rainforest.
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Peperomia enervis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:678539-1
WFO ID wfo-0000478555
COL ID 76QTM
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Synonyms

Peperomia johnsonii Peperomia enervis