Peperomia racemifolia
| Peperomia racemifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. racemifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia racemifolia | |
Peperomia racemifolia is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Not Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected near Puerto Bermúdez, Peru, at an altitude of 375 meters (1,230 ft).[4]
Peperomia racemifolia is a simple, erect, glabrous herb with a stem 2–3 mm thick, leafless for 20–30 cm (8–12 in) toward the base. The few alternate leaves are crowded in the uppermost 2–3 cm of the stem. They are oblanceolate, bluntly acuminate, with a cuneate base, measuring 6–8 cm long and about 2 cm wide, and are pinnately nerved throughout. The slender petiole is 2 cm long. The terminal spikes are 100 mm (3.9 in) long and 1 mm thick, with somewhat spaced flowers, and are borne on a filiform peduncle 3 cm long. The rachis is obscurely somewhat puberulous.[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 and Albert Charles Smith.[5] The specific epithet racemifolia is derived from the Latin racemus and folium, referring to its leaf or flower arrangement.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic in Peru.[2] It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb.[1][4] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1]
Conservation
This species was assessed as Threatened in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Peperomia racemifolia Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia racemifolia Trel". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 April 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 Trelease, William. "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(357): 84. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 84.
- ↑ "Peperomia racemifolia Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
