Peperomia venosa
A small herb from the wet montane forests of south-western Colombia, recorded between about 900 and 2870 m in Nariño, Putumayo and Valle del Cauca. Little is published about its ecology beyond that, so treat it like other cloud-forest peperomias: mild, never hot, humid, shaded and in an airy mix that never waterlogs. Plants sold as 'Peperomia venosa' may not all be this species, so check the source of your plant.
Where it grows wild
Wet tropical montane forest in the Andes of south-western Colombia, including the La Planada reserve in Nariño and the hills around Cali. Its exact microhabitat (forest floor, mossy banks or low on trunks) is not documented in the sources we could reach; most peperomias of this zone grow on mossy banks, rocks or low trunks in shade.
Recorded at about 900–2870 m, so mostly in premontane to montane cloud forest.
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