Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn. is a plant in the Piperaceae family, order Piperales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.

Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.

Peperomia leptostachya is a small succulent herb in the pepper family found across much of the Paleotropic floristic kingdom.

Family
Genus
Peperomia
Order
Piperales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.

Peperomia leptostachya, which has the common names slender peperomia and hairy peperomia, is a small succulent herb. It belongs to the pepper family, Piperaceae. This species grows across most areas of the Paleotropic floristic kingdom, ranging from Africa through Asia to Australia and the western Pacific. Its accepted scientific name is Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Piperales Piperaceae Peperomia

More from Piperaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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