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Pincushion peperomia

(Peperomia ferreyrae)

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Description

eperomia (radiator plant) is one of the two large genera of the family Piperaceae. Most of them are compact, small perennial epiphytes growing on rotten wood. More than 1500 species have been recorded, occurring in all tropical and subtropical regions of the world, though concentrated in Central America and northern South America. A limited number of species (around 17) are found in Africa

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Cycadophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Piperales
Family:Piperaceae
Genus:Peperomia
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