Peperomia naevifolia
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. naevifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia naevifolia | |
Peperomia naevifolia 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 the Huacapistana, Peru at an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia naevifolia is a somewhat small, stoloniferous, terrestrial herb with more or less branched, erect stems that are angled when dry. The leaves are in whorls of 3–4 at the nodes. They are lanceolate-elliptic to somewhat obovate, obtuse, with an acute base, measuring 10–12 mm long and 5–10 mm wide. The underside is granular and sprinkled with papillae tipped with bristle-like hairs. The leaves are obscurely about 3-nerved. The petiole is 1–2 mm long. The (apparently terminal) spikes are 20 mm long and 1 mm thick, with a peduncle about the same length. The rachis is velvety.[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 & Albert Charles Smith.[5]
The epithet is derived from the Latin naevus and folia, referring to the spotted or granular appearance of the leaf undersurface with its distinctive papillae.[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 naevifolia Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia naevifolia 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): 65. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 65.
- ↑ "Peperomia naevifolia Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
