The flowers can be seen in Fig. B at right. They have no perianth parts. Peperomias are popular houseplants, many of which are native to the Caribbean and South America. See if you can see the flowers on the spike, using a magnifying glass Similar in many ways to Peperomia , but quite unrelated is Anthurium.
Peperomia is a dicot in the family Piperaceae .
Anthurium is a monocot in the family Araceae. Note the leaves of Anthurium , are not parallel veined. Look at the slide showing a section through this. Observe the minute flowers. Run your finger along the spadix of several of the Anthurium blooms in the lab.