This member of the Peperomiaceae* family was given this name by Guido Mathieu in 2011. It is found in Guerrero in south-western Mexico, growing in a well drained soil in rock-cracks with quite some water and no direct sun. The caudex can grow to one centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to ten centimetres in height. The flowers are white.
The genera name means 'pepper-like', not as to appearance but as to kinship. The species name refers to the marked curl of the rachis, which makes the inflorescences resemble question marks and which seems to be a consistent feature of this species in the wild. However, under greenhouse conditions, the rachis tends to become longer and decumbent. In that case, the characteristic curl may be less obvious or even absent. ')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is Peperomiaceae now part of the Piperaceae.
Flower
White
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Minimum
