Peperomia playapampana
| Peperomia playapampana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. playapampana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia playapampana | |
Peperomia playapampana 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 Playapampa, Peru at na altitude of 2700 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia playapampana is a small, glabrate herb with a filiform, stoloniferous-ascending, more or less tufted stem. The alternate leaves are oblong to oblong-ovate, with a slightly attenuated, obtuse to obscurely emarginate apex and a rounded base. They are small, measuring 8–10 mm long and 3–5 mm wide, 1-nerved, and have a few scattered, soft, transient hairs on both surfaces (especially toward the apex), with a pale granular underside. The very short petiole is about 1 mm long. The small terminal spikes are 20 mm long and 1 mm thick, becoming loosely flowered when mature, and are borne on a filiform peduncle 5–10 mm long. The sessile berries are ovoid and somewhat mucronate, with an apical 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 James Francis Macbride.[5]
The epithet playapampana 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 playapampana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia playapampana 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 playapampana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
