Peperomia pubinervosa
| Peperomia pubinervosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pubinervosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia pubinervosa | |
Peperomia pubinervosa 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 Paucartambo Valley, Peru at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia pubinervosa is a creeping herb that is velvety throughout. The stem is 3 mm thick with rather short internodes. The leaves are orbicular, abruptly and very shortly acuminate, with a cordate base with a closed sinus, measuring 9 mm long and 8 mm wide. They are palmately 9–11-nerved and, when dry, are thin and green. The petiole is 3–12 cm long. The inflorescence was not seen on the type specimen.[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 combines the Latin pubis and nervosa, meaning "with hairy veins," referring to the velvety pubescence covering the leaf nerves.[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 pubinervosa Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia pubinervosa 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): 81. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 81.
- ↑ "Peperomia pubinervosa Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
