Peperomia pleiomorpha
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pleiomorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia pleiomorpha | |
Peperomia pleiomorpha 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 Sangabán, Peru.[4]
Peperomia pleiomorpha is a small, stoloniferous-ascending, epiphytic herb with a stem 1 mm thick, loosely and minutely pilose. The leaves on the stolons are round-obovate and minute, while those on the flowering branches are gradually larger and elliptic-ovate to lanceolate, measuring 10–15 mm long and 3–10 mm wide. They are obtuse with a somewhat acute base, minutely appressed-pubescent, and obscurely 3–5-nerved. The loosely pubescent petiole is 3–5 mm long. The spikes are 30 mm long and 1 mm thick, with rather densely inserted flowers, and are borne on a filiform, more or less pubescent peduncle 5–10 mm long.[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 Willibald Lechler.[5]
The epithet is derived from the Greek pleion and morphē, meaning "many-formed," referring to the variable leaf shapes found on different parts of the plant.[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 pleiomorpha Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia pleiomorpha 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): 76. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 76.
- ↑ "Peperomia pleiomorpha Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
