Peperomia pinedoana
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pinedoana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia pinedoana | |
Peperomia pinedoana 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 Río Pinedo, Peru at an altitude of 700-900 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia pinedoana is a rather large, glabrous herb with a stem 2–5 mm thick. The alternate leaves are broadly ovate, acuminate, with a subtruncate-rounded base that abruptly decurrent onto the petiole. They measure 10–14 cm long and 7–10 cm wide, are palmately 9-nerved (with the lateral nerves branched only), and when dry are thin and green. The petiole is 5–11 cm long. The sympodial spikes are 50 mm long and 3 mm thick, with a slender peduncle 4 cm long. The ovary is rounded 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 Ellsworth Paine Killip & Albert Charles Smith.[5]
The epithet 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 has been assessed as threatened in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Peperomia pinedoana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia pinedoana 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): 75. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 75.
- ↑ "Peperomia pinedoana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
