Peperomia esmeraldana
| Peperomia esmeraldana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. esmeraldana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia esmeraldana | |
Peperomia esmeraldana is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is native to Ecuador.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected near the Cachabí River, Ecuador.[4]
Peperomia esmeraldana is a creeping herb on old trees, with the stem sparsely puberulous, barely 1 mm thick. The leaves are alternate with glabrous petioles; the blade is reniform, ciliate, sprinkled with whitish glands on both sides, membranaceous when dry but fleshy when moist, up to 4 mm long and 7 mm wide, with inconspicuous nerves. The peduncles are mostly terminal, more rarely axillary, slightly exceeding the petioles. The spikes are glabrous, longer than the leaves, up to 7 mm long and nearly 1 mm thick, densely flowered. The bract has a round pelt, pedicellate at the center. The anthers are elliptic, exceeding the filament. The ovary is emergent, oblong, sprinkled with glands, shortly acuminate at the apex, bearing a stigma obliquely below the apex; the stigma is orbicular and glabrous.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1920 by Casimir de Candolle in the Annuaire du Conservatoire et du Jardin botaniques de Genève, from specimens collected by Luis Sodiro.[5] It was named for Esmeraldas Province in Ecuador, where the type specimen was collected.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Ecuador.[2] It grows as a epiphyte 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 esmeraldana C. DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia esmeraldana C. DC". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 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 de Candolle, Casimir. "Annuaire du Conservatoire et du Jardin botaniques de Genève 21: 268. 1920". Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève. 21: 268.
- ↑ "Peperomia esmeraldana C. DC". Tropicos. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
