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Vining Peperomia
Marcos Rodriguez Bobadilla, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Pepper family: Piper & Peperomia

Vining Peperomia

Peperomia serpens (Sw.) G.Don

Names

EnglishVining Peperomia
Dutch—
SpanishVinagre
Chinese垂椒草
Scientific namePeperomia serpens (Sw.) G.Don

About this species

Peperomia serpens, the vining peperomia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Peperomia and family Piperaceae, native to the New World Tropics. The plant is perennial.

The name Peperomia serpens has in the past also been used to describe Peperomia dimota and Peperomia subrotundifolia. In addition the terms Peperomia serpens and Peperomia scandens are sometimes falsely used for Peperomia nitida, perhaps because both are similar vining plants. The Royal Horticultural Society has bestowed the Award of Garden Merit to "Peperomia scandens" as a houseplant, however it is not clear whether this means Peperomia serpens or Peperomia nitida.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderPiperales
FamilyPiperaceae
GenusPeperomia

In Suriname

89Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
1823First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini48
  • Brokopondo5
  • Marowijne2
  • Commewijne1
  • Para1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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