Peperomia mishuyacana
| Peperomia mishuyacana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. mishuyacana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia mishuyacana | |
Peperomia mishuyacana is a species of terrestrial or 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 Mishuyacu, Peru, at an altitude of 100 meters (330 ft) above sea level.[4]
Peperomia mishuyacana is a rather large, creeping, glabrous herb, though the nodes may be sparsely puberulous. The stem is 2–8 mm thick. The leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3. They are ovate, somewhat bluntly acuminate, with an acute base, measuring 5–6 cm long and 2.5–3 cm wide. They are 3–5-nerved, and when dry are somewhat thin, opaque, with an olive-green, minutely granular underside. The petiole is 5 mm long. The inflorescence was not seen on the type specimen.[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 Guillermo Klug.[5]
The epithet is derived from the type locality.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Peru.[2] It grows as a terrestrial or 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 mishuyacana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia mishuyacana Trel". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 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): 64. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 64.
- ↑ "Peperomia mishuyacana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
