Peperomia urocarpa Fisch. & C.A.Mey. is a plant in the Piperaceae family, order Piperales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Peperomia urocarpa Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Peperomia urocarpa Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Peperomia urocarpa is an epiphytic perennial herb native to the Americas, ranging from Mexico through the Caribbean to most of South America.

Family
Genus
Peperomia
Order
Piperales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Peperomia urocarpa Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Peperomia urocarpa Fisch. & C.A.Mey., also commonly called Brazilian peperomia, is a perennial herb species belonging to the genus Peperomia. It grows as an epiphytic herb. Its native distribution covers most of South America, Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean. In Colombia, this species occurs at elevations between 5 and 2000 meters.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Piperales Piperaceae Peperomia

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

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