''Peperomia dolabriformis'' is a species of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

in the genus

Peperomia ''Peperomia'' is one of the two large genera of the family Piperaceae. It is estimated that there are at least over 1,000 species, occurring in all tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are concentrated in northern South America a ...

in the family

Piperaceae The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in 5 genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two main genera: ''Piper'' ( ...

. The species is also known as prayer pepper. The plant is used as an ornamental houseplant.Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. It is

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

and

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Accepted varieties

* ''Peperomia dolabriformis'' var. ''brachyphylla'' Rauh * ''Peperomia dolabriformis'' var. ''confertifolia'' Yunck. * ''Peperomia dolabriformis'' var. ''glaucescens'' C.DC. * ''Peperomia dolabriformis'' var. ''grandis'' Hutchison ex Pino & Klopf. * ''Peperomia dolabriformis'' var. ''lombardii'' Pino * ''Peperomia dolabriformis'' var. ''multicaulis'' Pino & Cieza * ''Peperomia dolabriformis'' var. ''velutina'' Trel.

References

* F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 1:50 olio 1:60 uarto t. 4. 1816 Endemic flora of Ecuador dolabriformis {{Piperales-stub