Peperomia tuisana


Peperomia tuisana is a species of perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte from the genus Peperomia. It was first described by Casimir de Candolle and published in the book "Anales del Instituto Físico-Geográfico y del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica 9: 176. 1896 ". It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. The species name came from Tuis, where first specimens of this species were collected.

Distribution

It is endemic to Central and Mexico. First specimens where found at an altitude of 600 meters in Tuis.