Peperomia rhombeifolia
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. rhombeifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia rhombeifolia | |
Peperomia rhombeifolia 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 Santa Rosa, Peru at an altitude of 135 meters.[4]
Peperomia rhombeifolia is a small, rhizomatous, tufted, epiphytic, glabrous herb with minute papillae. The stem is 3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are crowded, rhombic-lanceolate, measuring 2.5 cm long and 1 cm wide, opaque, and obscurely 5-nerved. The petiole is 5 mm long. The axillary spikes turn blackish when dry.[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 rhombeifolia combines the Latin rhombeus and folia, referring to the distinctive rhombic-lanceolate shape of the leaves. [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 is assessed as Not Threatened.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Peperomia rhombeifolia Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Peperomia rhombeifolia 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): 85. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 85.
- ↑ "Peperomia rhombeifolia Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
