Peperomia nigro-oculata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. nigro-oculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia nigro-oculata | |
Peperomia nigro-oculata 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 Chachapoyas, Peru.[4]
Peperomia nigro-oculata is a small, creeping then ascending herb with a slender, more or less pilose stem. The leaves are typically in whorls of 4. They are round-rhombic, bluntly acuminate, with an acute base, measuring 8 mm long and 6–8 mm wide. They are obscurely 1–3-nerved, sparsely puberulous beneath, and scattered with punctations and black centers or papillae on both surfaces. The petiole is 1 mm long, slightly pilose. The terminal spikes, when young, are 10 mm long and 1 mm thick, with a velvety rachis, and are borne on a sparsely pilose peduncle 15 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 Andrew Mathews.[5]
The epithet is derived from the Latin niger and oculatus, referring to the distinctive black-centered dots or punctations that speckle the leaf surfaces.[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 nigro-oculata Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia nigro-oculata 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): 66. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 66.
- ↑ "Peperomia nigro-oculata Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
