Peperomia bracteispica
| Peperomia bracteispica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. bracteispica
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia bracteispica | |
Peperomia bracteispica 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 Nuña, Peru at an altitude of 1950 meters.[4]
Peperomia bracteispica is a small, creeping then ascending, hairless epiphytic herb with a very thin stem, only about 1 mm thick. The leaves are typically arranged in whorls of three. They are obovate in shape, with a truncate and slightly notched tip and a wedge-shaped base. They are quite small, measuring 9–11 mm long and 5–6 mm wide, with very obscure three-nerved venation. The filiform (thread-like) petioles are 3–4 mm long. The terminal spikes are barely 40 mm long and 1 mm thick, with somewhat loosely arranged flowers. The spike is borne on a 5 mm peduncle and is subtended by a single leaf inserted about 15 mm above the uppermost whorl. The rachis is covered in short, stalk-like structures. The floral bracts are round-peltate.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13.[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 bracteispica Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia bracteispica 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): 26. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 26.
- ^ "Peperomia bracteispica Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
