Peperomia pereneana
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pereneana |
| Binomial name | |
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Peperomia pereneana 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 Colonia Perené, Peru at an altitude of 680 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia pereneana is a very succulent, procumbent, terrestrial herb with a stem 3–5 mm thick, bearing more or less sparse, transient, soft pubescence. The alternate leaves are ovate, acuminate, with a rounded or obscurely cordulate base, measuring 4.5–6 cm long and 2.5–3.5 cm wide. They have obscure pinnate venation and, when dry, are leathery, opaque, and yellowish on the underside. The petiole is 1 cm long. The spikes are terminal and sympodial, solitary or paired, terminating long-bracteate branchlets, and are small when young.[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 pereneana 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 pereneana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia pereneana 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): 72. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 72.
- ↑ "Peperomia pereneana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
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