Peperomia caperata
The emerald ripple peperomia is a small, mounding herb with deeply corrugated, heart-shaped leaves and white 'rat-tail' flower spikes. It is attributed to the Atlantic forest region of south-east Brazil. It was described in 1958 from cultivated plants, and its wild ecology is very poorly documented. In practice it is a shade-tolerant, semi-succulent forest herb: it likes warm, humid air and a mix that dries a little between waterings.
Where it grows wild
Its wild habitat is barely described. Most specimens in collections are from greenhouses and houseplants. The few wild Brazilian records suggest a small herb of shaded, humid forest, growing on the ground, on rocks or as a low epiphyte. The fleshy leaves and petioles store water, which suits spots that dry out between rains.
Measured wild records range from near sea level to about 800 m, median 615 m. The lowest values (below sea level) are clearly coordinate errors.
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