Prayer pepper (Peperomia dolabriformis)
Description
Peperomia dolabriformis is a curious shrubby perennial,with stems becoming woody with age.The leaves are succulent,purse-shaped,light-green;the 2 halves of each leaf are fused and folded upward along the dark green margins with darker-green windows along their curved upper surface.It may be either rosette-forming,or erect laxly branched to 10-60 cm tall.Peperomia dolabriformis is sometimes called the "prayer peperomia" because of its plain green leaves that appear to have been folded shut,as hands in supplication.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Piperales
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Family: Piperaceae
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Genus: Peperomia
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