Peperomia huantana
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. huantana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia huantana | |
Peperomia huantana is a species of epiphytic herb 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 Huanta, Peru.[4]
Peperomia huantana is a somewhat small, creeping, bark-dwelling herb with a stem about 1 mm thick, sparsely covered in crisp, somewhat villous hairs. The leaves are in whorls of 2–4 at the nodes. They are rhombic-obovate to somewhat elliptic, obtuse, with an acute base, measuring 10–15 mm long and 7–10 mm wide. The underside is sparsely somewhat villous and paler, and the leaves dry to a thin, opaque texture. The petiole is 2–3 mm long. The (apparently terminal) spikes are filiform, 60 mm long, and borne on a 20 mm peduncle. The berries are ovoid, pointed, and bear a pseudocupula, with an apical 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 Ellsworth Paine Killip and Albert Charles Smith.[5]
The epithet huantana is derived from the type locality in Huanta, Peru.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Peru.[2] It grows as an epiphytic herb.[1] 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 huantana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia huantana Trel". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 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(2): 56. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 56.
- ↑ "Peperomia huantana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
