Vegetative key to the families
Vegetative Key Vegetative key to the families
Either: leaves whorled; or leaves opposite and interpetiolar stipules present (Fig. 29). Herbs and woody plants
Leaves whorled, or stipules as large as leaves giving the appearance of 6–8 whorled leaves
Herbs
Stems not quadrangular. Leaves thick, broad, fleshy (Peperomia) Piperaceae
Leaves opposite, ovate-elliptic, 1–3 cm long, shortly pubescent, thick, fleshy. Spikes mostly 5–8 cm long. Coast and adjacent plateaus. On rocks in WSF and RF Peperomia blandafloribunda
Leaves in whorls of 4, glabrous or nearly so, shining, ovate-rhomboidal, 5–15 mm long, thick, hard. Spikes 1–3 cm long. Woronora Plateau; Blue Mts On rocks and tree trunks in or near RF Peperomia tetraphylla