Peperomia granulatilimba
| Peperomia granulatilimba | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. granulatilimba |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia granulatilimba | |
Peperomia granulatilimba is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic to Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected near Balsas, Peru.[4]
Peperomia granulatilimba is a nearly glabrous, pendulous, epiphytic herb with slender stems 2 mm thick. The alternate leaves are somewhat ovate-elliptic, acutely acuminate with a rounded base, measuring 6 cm long and 3 cm wide. Other leaves may be elliptic-oblong with a somewhat acute base, reaching 10 cm long and 4 cm wide. The leaves have few pinnate nerves, a pale granular texture, and are sparsely pilose with long cilia on the margins. The petiole is 5–10 mm long. Three spikes terminate a short sympodial stem, each 100 mm long and 2 mm thick, borne on a peduncle barely 5 mm long. The berries are oblong to conically produced, with an oblique, acute shield bearing the central 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 Llewelyn Williams.[5] The epithet granulatilimba combines the Latin granulatus and limbus, referring to the granular texture of the leaf blade.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Peru.[2] It grows on an 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 granulatilimba Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia granulatilimba 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): 53. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 53.
- ↑ "Peperomia granulatilimba Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
