Peperomia steyermarkii
A tiny, threatened Peperomia found only in Venezuela, first collected in Monagas state. It grows in compact tufts from a small tuber-like stem, with round, shield-shaped leaves 8–10 mm across on stalks up to 3.5 cm long. It lives on rocks and tree trunks in wet tropical forest. Very little is published about its habitat, so grow it like other small tuberous rock-and-bark Peperomias: bright shade, humid air and a fast-draining mix.
Where it grows wild
It grows on rocks and as an epiphyte in wet tropical forest. The small tuber-like stem suggests it can survive short dry spells on thin, fast-draining footholds. No detailed field notes on its microhabitat could be found.
No elevation is recorded in the sources available. The type is from Monagas, which runs from hot lowlands up to the cloud-forested Turimiquire–Caripe massif. The true elevation band is unknown.
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