Acorn Peperomia
Peperomia tetraphylla
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Peperomia tetraphylla
- Genus
- Peperomia
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen, moist deciduous forests. Often on moss-clade tree trunks
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Kerala, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Piperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Piperaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Acorn Peperomia
Acorn Peperomia (Peperomia tetraphylla) is a herb belonging to the Piperaceae family (Pepper family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, spike flower clusters, drupe on spike fruit. It is typically found in evergreen, moist deciduous forests. often on moss-clade tree trunks. It occurs across Paleotropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-March.
Piperaceae
Pepper family
Acorn Peperomia belongs to the Piperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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