Peperomia kimnachii

Peperomia kimnachii is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia of the family Piperaceae. It is native to Bolivia, often growing as an epiphyte.

Description

Peperomia kimnachii is a perennial shrub that puts out several branching shoots that can be over a meter in length. These creep prostrate and can root at the nodes, climbing onto surrounding plants or hang down. Its round internodes are elongated, 10 to 15 cm long and 5 to 10 mm thick, purple-red at the base and green above. Leaves grow in whorls, 3 to 8 together, their 3 to 5 cm long blades hard and erect with typically only the underside exposed to light. The oblong-lanceolate leaves are somewhat succulent, mat dark-green on the topside and light-green below.