Peperomia arborigaudens
| Peperomia arborigaudens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. arborigaudens
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia arborigaudens | |
Peperomia arborigaudens 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 Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected near Yapas, Peru at an altitude of 1350-1600 meters.[4]
Peperomia arborigaudens is a creeping, pendent epiphyte with slender, elongated stems covered in short, soft hairs. The leaves are alternate, ovate, and acuminate, with a very short and obscure peltate attachment. The leaf base is rounded to nearly truncate, and each blade measures 4 to 5.5 cm in length and 3 to 4 cm in width, with five to seven nerves. Young leaves are tomentulose on the underside, becoming sparsely pilose and glandular-granulose with age. When dried, the leaves are thin and take on a more or less rosy hue. The petioles are 3 to 5 mm long and loosely villous. The flower spikes are terminal and slender, reaching 90 mm in length, borne on a filiform, somewhat villous peduncle 2 cm long. The floral bracts are minute, rounded, and peltate.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1936 by Truman G. Yuncker in Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13, from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith.[5] It got its name from the description of the type specimen. [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 Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Peperomia arborigaudens Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia arborigaudens Trel". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Trelease, William. ":Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(357): 22. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 22.
- ^ "Peperomia arborigaudens Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
