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Cressler, Alan

Peperomia humilis

Peperomia humilis A. Dietr.

Polynesian Peperomia

Piperaceae (Pepper Family)

Synonym(s): Micropiper humile, Micropiper leptostachyon, Peperomia cumulicola, Peperomia leptostachya, Peperomia questeliana, Piper humile, Piper leptostachyon

USDA Symbol: PEHU3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Drupelike.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Peperomia humilis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Peperomia humilis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Peperomia humilis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-26
Research By: CBR

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