Peperomia curruciformis
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. curruciformis |
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| Peperomia curruciformis | |
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Peperomia curruciformis 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 La Merced, Peru, at an altitude of 1,400–1,700 meters (4,600–5,600 ft).[4]
Peperomia curruciformis is a terrestrial, creeping, glabrous herb. The leaves are broadly ovate to deltoid-ovate, obtuse, with a truncate-cordate base, measuring 5–6 cm long and 4–6 cm wide. They are 7-nerved, with the inner lateral nerves confluent with the midrib. When dry, they are opaque, olive-green, and granular in texture. The petiole is 2–3 cm long. The spikes are borne in pairs at the apex of a 4 cm long, divergent sympodial stem, curving upward. They are 60–70 mm long and 3 mm thick, with a peduncle 15–20 mm long. The berries are ellipsoid and beaked, with the stigma inserted at the base of the beak.[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]
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 curruciformis Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia curruciformis 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 Trelease, William. "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(357): 35. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 35.
- ↑ "Peperomia curruciformis Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
