Publication: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 292. 1912
Description
Pilea peperomioides is a tender perennial rhizomatous, member of the stinging nettle family with rounded somewhat succulent leaves mounted in the middle of a thickened upright stems.
Stem: Unbranching up to 30cm or more.
Leaves: Nearly round, leathery, somewhat fleshy, bright green to dark green, peltate, peperomia-like up to 10 cm in diameter on a long petiole. As specimens grow older and more straggly, leaves become crowded.
Flowers: Tiny whitish or pale green flowers sometimes tinged pink, on pinkish stems, born in spring. Often dioecious, sometimes monoecious.
Origin and Habitat
Native to SW Sichuan and W Yunnan Province of China.
Habitat: Shaded moist rocks in forests; 1500-3000 m.
