Peperomia pilicaulis
| Peperomia pilicaulis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pilicaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia pilicaulis | |
Peperomia pilicaulis is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is native to Ecuador.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected near Mount Tungurahua, Ecuador.[4]
Peperomia pilicaulis has a stem and branches rather long-pilose, prostrate below and rooting at the nodes, 1 mm thick. The leaves are alternate with short petioles; the upper petioles 3 mm long; the blade is elliptic, acute at the base, obtuse at the apex, rigid and opaque when dry, shortly pilose above, glabrous beneath, 3-nerved; the upper leaves up to 17 mm long and 7 mm wide; subsequent leaves are elliptic, obtuse at both base and apex, 10 mm long and 7 mm wide; the lower leaves are round and smaller, all pilose on both sides. The peduncles are terminal, glabrous, 6 mm long, nearly twice the petioles. The spikes are glabrous, flowering spikes nearly four times longer than the leaf blade, 4 cm long and 1 mm thick. The bract has a round pelt, pedicellate at the center, slightly less than 0.5 mm in diameter. The anthers are rounded, nearly equaling the filament. The ovary is emergent, ovate, bearing a stigma below the obtuse apex; the stigma is fleshy and glabrous.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1920 by Casimir de Candolle in the Annuaire du Conservatoire et du Jardin botaniques de Genève, from specimens collected by Luis Sodiro.[5] The epithet pilicaulis refers to the hairy stem.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Ecuador.[2] It grows as a epiphyte and is a herb.[1][4] 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 pilicaulis C. DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia pilicaulis C. DC". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 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 4 de Candolle, Casimir. "Annuaire du Conservatoire et du Jardin botaniques de Genève 21: 268. 1920". Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève. 21: 268.
- ↑ "Peperomia pilicaulis C. DC". Tropicos. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
