Japanese name: ウスバスナゴショウ（薄葉砂胡椒） Scientific name:Peperomia pellucida
[Overview]
An annual 15–45 cm tall, growing in moist places.
The whole plant is succulent, soft, and hairless.
The stem branches from the base.
Leaves are simple and spirally alternate, ovate-heart-shaped to ovate-round, about 2–3.5 cm in both length and width, with a pointed tip.
The leaves are glossy, with 5–7 conspicuous veins and entire margins.
The petiole is about 1.5 cm long.
Spikes 3–6.5 cm long are produced at the branch tips, opposite the leaves, and bear many small flowers.
The flowers have no petals and are pale green.
The fruit is spherical and a somewhat dry berry.
[History]
In Okinawa, naturalization outdoors has been confirmed, and elsewhere it has escaped within greenhouses.
