Peperomia obcordatifolia
| Peperomia obcordatifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. obcordatifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia obcordatifolia | |
Peperomia obcordatifolia 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 Cerro de Campana, Peru.[4]
Peperomia obcordatifolia is a small, glabrous, creeping then ascending herb with a filiform stem. The leaves are alternate, crowded at the stem apex, obovate, more or less slightly notched at the tip, with an acute base, measuring 10 mm long and 8 mm wide. They are 3-nerved. The petiole is very short. The terminal spikes are 15 mm long and 1 mm thick, borne on a peduncle barely 10 mm long. The berries are round-ovoid, obliquely apiculate, with a subapical 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 Richard Spruce.[5]
The epithet combines obcordatus (inversely heart-shaped, referring to the notched apex) and folia, describing the leaf shape with its characteristic emarginate tip.[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 has been assessed as threatened in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Peperomia obcordatifolia Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia obcordatifolia 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): 67. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 67.
- ↑ "Peperomia obcordatifolia Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
