Peperomia serpens

Peperomia serpens, the vining peperomia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae, native to the New World Tropics.[1][2] As its synonym Peperomia scandens it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[3] The plant is perennial.[4]

Peperomia serpens
Climbing a tree in the wild in Ecuador
Peperomia serpens 'Variegata'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. serpens
Binomial name
Peperomia serpens
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Acrocarpidium guildingianum (Spreng.) Miq.
    • Acrocarpidium pulicare (Opiz) Miq.
    • Acrocarpidium repens (Kunth) Miq.
    • Acrocarpidium repens f. minus Miq.
    • Acrocarpidium scandens (Ruiz & Pav.) Miq.
    • Acrocarpidium serpens (Sw.) Miq.
    • Peperomia guildingiana (Spreng.) A.Dietr.
    • Peperomia ionophylla Griseb.
    • Peperomia myosurus Willd. ex A.Dietr.
    • Peperomia pulicaris Opiz
    • Peperomia reniformis Hook.
    • Peperomia repens Kunth
    • Peperomia scandens Ruiz & Pav.
    • Peperomia scandens var. fertilior C.DC.
    • Peperomia scandens var. longispica Trel.
    • Piper bracteatum J.V.Thomps.
    • Piper guildingianum Spreng.
    • Piper herbaceum Miq.
    • Piper myosuros Willd. ex D.Dietr.
    • Piper pulicare (Opiz) D.Dietr.
    • Piper repens Poir.
    • Piper scandens (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl
    • Piper serpens Sw.
    • Verhuellia serpens (Sw.) Miq.

References
  1. "Peperomia serpens (Sw.) G.Don". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "Peperomia serpens". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. "Peperomia scandens Cupid peperomia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. "vinagre". eol.org. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2021-10-19.


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