Peperomia guapilesiana
A peperomia of the very wet Caribbean-slope rainforests of southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. It is named after Guápiles, and most records come from Braulio Carrillo National Park and nearby reserves. It grows in primary lowland to premontane forest at about 260–1300 m, where it is warm and humid all year with no dry season. It suits a warm, shaded, humid terrarium.
Where it grows wild
It grows in primary lowland and premontane rainforest on the Caribbean slope. Sites include Quebrada González, Rara Avis and El Plástico in and around Braulio Carrillo, Barbilla National Park, Indio-Maíz in Nicaragua, and forested ridges in Colón, Panama. Labels mention primary forest, forest along ridges and forested slopes. None records whether it grows on the ground, on rocks or on trees.
The measured elevations are 259–1300 m, with a median of 550 m from 68 records. Most records fall between 300 and 750 m.
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