''Peperomia clusiifolia'' is a species of plant in the

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'' Peperomia''. It is

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Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

. It is commonly known as red edge peperomia because its leaf margins are tinged with dark red. There are varieties where this red or lighter colors are shown as striking variegation. These are typically sold under names such as ''P. clusiifolia'' 'Variegata', ''P.'' 'Jellie', or ''P.'' 'Tricolor'.

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clusiifolia Flora of Jamaica Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker Plants described in 1829 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Piperales-stub