Native to 82 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Easter Is., Hawaii (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Lydenburg)
-25.315833, 30.495278
Location Remarks
Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Madagascar, Amaroni Mania (Antoetra)
-20.7875, 47.33
Location Remarks
Andalanisakaivo. Ivato. Savane à 3km du village.
Collectors
N. Manjato, Ando Ramahefaharivelo, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Désiré Ravelonarivo, Reza Ludovic, Jacky Andriantiana
Location
Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
Location
South Africa
Location Remarks
Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Amathole (Amahlathi NU)
-32.283333, 27.583333
Location Remarks
Moonstone Farm. North of Stutterheim. East of Cathcart on R351, west of Butterworth on H2.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Peperomia
Specific Epithet
tetraphylla
Authorship
(G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#193,554 of 335,497
Top 58%
Extinction probability
9%