Uses & Benefits
Peperomia tungurahuae is a popular houseplant due to its attractive foliage and low maintenance requirements. It can be used as a ground cover in gardens and can also be used as an ornamental plant in containers. The plant is also known to have some medicinal properties, such as being used to treat skin infections, wounds, and ulcers.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Peperomia tungurahuae has small, white flowers with four petals and four sepals. The flowers are followed by small, globose, yellowish-brown seed capsules. The seedlings have two cotyledons, oval-shaped leaves with toothed margins, and a taproot.