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Author: Albert Gottfried Dietrich 1831
Family:  Peperomiaceae
Habitat:   Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Soil:   Peat
Water:   Medium-Maximum
Sun:   Minimum-Medium
Height:  5-15 centimetres
Flower:   Green
Propagate:   Seeds/Cuttings
Names:   -
Synonyms:  Piper retusum L. f. 1782.
Peperomia bachmannii,
C.DC.
Peperomia bueana,
C.DC.
Peperomia gracilipetiolata,
De Wild.
Peperomia mannii,
Hook.f.
Peperomia rehmannii,
C.DC.
Peperomia retusa
var. bachmannii, Düll.
Peperomia retusa
var. ciliolata, C. DC. 1869.
Peperomia retusa var. mannii,
Düll.
Peperomia subdichotoma,
De Wild.
Peperomia tenuispica,
C.DC.
Peperomia ukingensis,
Engl.
Peperomia ulugurensis,
Engl.
Peperomia usambarensis,
Engl.
Peperomia wilmsii,
C.DC.

This tiny member of the Peperomaiceae family was given this name by Albert Gottfried Dietrich in 1831. It is found in the southern half of Africa growing in a rich peat with some to lots of water and little to some sun.