Peperomia macbrideana
| Peperomia macbrideana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. macbrideana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia macbrideana | |
Peperomia macbrideana is a species of epiphytic herb 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 at near Huacachi, Peru at an altitude of 1950 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia macbrideana is a rather large, ascending herb with a somewhat thick stem, 3–6 mm in diameter, with short, glabrate internodes. The leaves are alternate or occasionally subopposite, round-elliptic to orbicular, rounded at both ends, and medium-sized, measuring 4–6 cm long and 3.5–5 cm wide. They are palmately 5-nerved, with branched nerves, and have rust-colored villous hairs on the underside along the nerves. The slender petiole is 3–8 cm long, shorter on the upper leaves. The spikes are congested in a spicate arrangement at the apex of a pilose branchlet. When young, they are barely 5 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 James Francis Macbride.[5]
The epithet macbrideana honors the collector of the type specimen.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic 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 macbrideana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia macbrideana 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): 62. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 62.
- ↑ "Peperomia macbrideana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
