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Peperomia cyclaminoides

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Photo by Marie-Stephanie Samain, Peperomia.net.

Author: Arthur William Hill, 1907
Family:  PEPEROMIACEAE*
Origin:  Bolivia
Soil:  Rich - Rich
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Minimum - Medium
Thickness:  6 Centimetres
Height:  3 Centimetres (20 Centimetres Wide)
Flower:  Green
Propagate:  Seeds
Names:  -
Synonyms:  By mistake: Peperomia cyclamoides

This member of the Peperomiaceae family was given this name by Arthur William Hill in 1907. It is only found in Bolivia, growing in a rich soil with some water and little to some sun. The plant appears to grow rather flat, only three centimetres high with a span of 20 centimetres. The up to six centimetre caudex, which sits just under the surface can be exposed. The inflorescence are green.

The genera name means 'pepper-like', not as to appearance but as to kinship. The species name means 'Cyclamen- like'.

')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is Peperomiaceae now part of the Piperaceae.

It might grow all year or even at wintertime, given the right conditions.