Peperomia verticillata

Synonyms: Peperomia rubella

Named by: Albert Gottfried Dietrich

Native Area: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica

*: 'verticillata' means whorl (arrangement of leaves, sepals, petals, stamens, or carpels that radiate from a single point and surround or wrap around the stem or stalk)

Cultivars and Hybrids: Peperomia verticillata 'Belly Button'