Peperomia rossii

Peperomia rossii is an epiphytic herb growing to about 50–100 mm in height. It is glabrous, with creeping stems, rooting at the nodes, with an erect flowering shoot. The leaves are usually opposite, elliptic, entire, and 10–30 mm long. It carries many flowers. The fruit is a round berry, less than 1 mm long.^[2]

The plant is known only from the type collection made in 1898, and may be extinct.^[2][3]

• Andrews, Charles W.; et al. (1900). Monograph of Christmas Island. London: British Museum (Natural History).
• Cochrane, Peter (Director of National Parks) (2002). Christmas Island National Park Management Plan. Canberra: Australian Government. ISBN 0-642-54828-9.
• "Peperomia rossii Rendle ex Baker f." Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

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