Peperomia nitida
A trailing, glossy-leaved Peperomia from eastern and southern Brazil and northern Argentina that covers shaded, humus-topped rocks, tree bases and forest floor in the Atlantic Forest. It is sold as the cupid peperomia, often wrongly labelled P. scandens or P. serpens. It is easy in a terrarium or hanging pot, given bright shade, warmth and a mix that dries slightly between waterings.
Where it grows wild
A creeping and trailing herb that grows as an epiphyte, on rocks or on the ground. Collectors record it on shaded rocks covered in humus, on shaded rock walls beside rivers in rainforest, and in the understorey of riverside and secondary forest, where it can cover large areas of rock and disturbed ground. It is occasionally found on trees and on ant nests.
Specimens run from near sea level to about 1,200 m, with most below about 750 m.
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