Table 3.

List of the pseudo‐epiphyllous species with their distribution (see text for an explanation of the architecture of both groups)

Species	Distribution
Group 1: species with sympodial branching
Peperomia kjellii G.Mathieu, sp. nov.	Colombia
Peperomia pachystachya C.DC.	Ecuador
Peperomia palmiriensis C.DC.	Colombia
Peperomia paradoxa Diels	Ecuador
Peperomia phyllanthopsis Trel. & Yunck.	Colombia
Peperomia reptilis C.DC.	Colombia
Group 2: species with condensed lateral branching
Peperomia foliiflora Ruiz & Pavón	Ecuador, Peru
Peperomia haenkeana Opiz	Peru
Peperomia magnifoliiflora G.Mathieu, sp. nov.	Bolivia
Peperomia phyllantha Opiz	Peru
Peperomia pinoi G.Mathieu, sp. nov.	Peru
Peperomia pseudophyllantha Samain, sp. nov.	Peru