Peperomia cotoneasterifolia
| Peperomia cotoneasterifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. cotoneasterifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia cotoneasterifolia | |
Peperomia cotoneasterifolia is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected near Carpapata, Peru, at an altitude of 2,700–3,200 meters (8,900–10,500 ft).[4]
Peperomia cotoneasterifolia is a moderately tall, tree-dwelling herb that is more or less branched. The stem is 2–3 mm thick and densely covered with appressed villous hairs when young. The opposite leaves are elliptic-subovate, with an abruptly somewhat acute tip and base, measuring 2–2.5 cm long and 1.5–2 cm wide. They are 3- or obscurely 5-nerved. The upper surface is glabrate, while the pale underside is tomentose. The appressed-pilose petiole is 5 mm long. The axillary spikes are 60 mm (2.4 in) long and 2 mm thick, borne on a 10 mm peduncle. The berries are ovoid, somewhat acute, and have an apical stigma.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13, from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip and Dorothea Eliza Smith.[5] It got its epithet from the description of the type specimen, which translates to "with leaves like Cotoneaster", referring to the resemblance of folia in the genus Cotoneaster.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic in Peru.[2] It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb.[1][4] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1]
Conservation
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Peperomia cotoneasterifolia Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia cotoneasterifolia Trel". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- 1 2 Bachman, Steven P.; Brown, Matilda J. M.; Leão, Tarciso C. C.; Lughadha, Eimear Nic; Walker, Barnaby E. (2024). "Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation". New Phytologist. 242 (2): 797–808. doi:10.1111/nph.19592. PMID 38437880.
- 1 2 3 4 Trelease, William. "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(357): 32. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 32.
- ↑ "Peperomia cotoneasterifolia Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
