Distribution Map

Peperomia retusa var. retusa

                   
           

Piperaceae   

As at April 2024, 5 herbarium specimens, 6 photo records, 8 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Peperomia retusa - Smaller and more delicate than P. refiexa, hairless. Stems very slender. Leaves in pairs, succulent, mostly longer than wide, up to 2 cm long, usually less. Spike very slender, c 1 cm long.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.