''Peperomia inaequalifolia ''is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family ''

Piperaceae The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family (biology), family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in five genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two mai ...

''. Its

native range Species distribution, or species dispersion, is the manner in which a biological taxon is spatially arranged. The geographic limits of a particular taxon's distribution is its range, often represented as shaded areas on a map. Patterns of distr ...

covers Colombia and

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

, where it grows in tropical and subtropical forests. The plant typically has thick, fleshy leaves and is often found growing as an epiphyte, clinging to trees in humid environments. Like other species in the genus, it is sometimes cultivated as a decorative houseplant due to its attractive foliage and ability to thrive in low-light conditions.

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inaequalifolia Flora of Peru Flora of Colombia Plants described in 1798 Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez Medicinal plants of South America {{Piperales-stub