Peperomia granulatifolia
| Peperomia granulatifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. granulatifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia granulatifolia | |
Peperomia granulatifolia is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is native to Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected at Puerto Yessup, Peru.[4]
Peperomia granulatifolia is a rather large, pendulous, epiphytic, glabrous herb with very slender stems. The alternate leaves are elliptic, acuminate, with an acute base, measuring 4–7 cm long and 2–3.5 cm wide. When dry, they are leathery with obscure pinnate venation. The petiole is 5 mm long. The spikes are terminal and sympodial, either solitary or paired at the apex of a short, 2-bracteate branchlet. They reach 100 mm in length or more, and are 1 mm thick, borne on a peduncle 5–10 mm long.[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 & Dorothea Eliza Smith .[5] The epithet granulatifolia combines the Latin granulatus and folia, referring to the granular texture of the leaves, particularly noticeable when dry.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Peru.[1] 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 5 "Peperomia granulatifolia Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Peperomia granulatifolia Trel". 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 Trelease, William. "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2): 52. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 52.
- ↑ "Peperomia granulatifolia Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
