Peperomia gedehana
| Peperomia gedehana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. gedehana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia gedehana | |
Peperomia gedehana is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is native to Java.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected in the primeval forest of Mount Gedeh, on decaying wood and tree roots.[4]
Peperomia gedehana has a glabrous stem that roots below, nearly 2 mm thick, leathery when dry, branched above with branchlets nearly 1 mm thick. The leaves are alternate with short glabrous petioles up to 3 mm long; the blade is ovate-lanceolate, acute at the base, subacute at the apex, somewhat rigid when dry, up to 2 cm long and 7 mm wide, 3-nerved. The peduncles are glabrous, axillary, equaling the petioles. The spikes nearly equal or slightly exceed the leaf blades, 1.5–2.8 cm long and 1 mm thick when bearing fruit. The bract has a pelt nearly 0.35 mm in diameter. The ovary is obovate, bearing a stigma just below the apex; the stigma is glabrous. The berry is ovate, sprinkled with whitish glands, slightly over 0.5 mm long, brownish when dry.[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 Hugo Dihm.[4] It was named for Mount Gedeh in Java, where the type specimen was collected.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Java.[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 gedehana C. DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia gedehana 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 5 de Candolle, Casimir. "Annuaire du Conservatoire et du Jardin botaniques de Genève 21: 268. 1920". Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève. 21: 268.
