Peperomia tetragona

Peperomia tetragona

"Peperomia tetragona" is a species of plant in the genus "Peperomia" native to South America. Its range is known to be from Ecuador, Peru, and Paraguay to central/western Brazil. Long grown as a houseplant in temperate climates, it is often known by its synonym "Peperomia puteolata" or as the parallel Peperomia for the parallel venation on its elliptical leaves.
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderPiperales
FamilyPiperaceae
GenusPeperomia
SpeciesP. tetragona
Photographed in
Belgium