title: Peperomia vulcanicola
text: # Peperomia vulcanicola
  
  Peperomia vulcanicola is a species of Peperomia plant native to Ecuador. It was discovered by Casimir de Candolle in 1920. It grows in wet tropical biomes.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The species epithet vulcanicola is derived from the Latin for inhabiting volcanoes.
  
  