Peperomia glabella var. glabella . Common name: Cypress Peperomia. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Epiphytic or terrestrial in tropical hammocks. Distribution: S. peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: POWO (2024) recognized 3 varieties; only var. glabella is present in our region. Var. nervulosa is considered a synonym under P. glabella var. glabella.
Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; Piper glabellum Sw.; < Peperomia glabella (Sw.) A.Dietr. — Bah, Fl2, FNA3, K4, Mex, NS, WH3; > Peperomia glabella var. glabella — NSProv; > Peperomia glabella var. nervulosa — NSProv; .
Links to other floras: < Peperomia glabella - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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