Peperomia puberulilimba
| Peperomia puberulilimba | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. puberulilimba |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia puberulilimba | |
Peperomia puberulilimba is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is native to Colombia.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected at Santa Marta, Colombia, at an elevation of 5000 feet.[4]
Peperomia puberulilimba has puberulous branchlets, rooting below, with the branchlets apparently erect, with the spike about 15 cm long, about 1 mm thick, flattened when dry. The leaves are alternate with moderate petioles 8–11 mm long, puberulous; the blade is ovate, unequal at the base, subacute at the apex, membranaceous when dry, puberulous on both sides, up to about 17 mm long and 13 mm wide, 3–5-nerved; the peduncle exceeds the petiole, puberulous, 2.5 cm long. The spike is terminal, mature, nearly exceeding the leaf blade, glabrous and sublaxly flowered, nearly 1 mm thick. The bract has an orbicular pelt, pedicellate at the center. The ovary is emergent, ovate, bearing a stigma at the very apex; the stigma is somewhat pilose. The mature berry is supported by a rather long process of the rachis.[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 Herbert Huntingdon Smith.[5] The epithet puberulilimba refers to the minutely pubescent leaf blade.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Colombia.[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 puberulilimba C. DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia puberulilimba 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 puberulilimba C. DC". Tropicos. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
