Peperomia chanchamayana
| Peperomia chanchamayana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. chanchamayana
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia chanchamayana | |
Peperomia chanchamayana 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 Chanchamayo Valley, Peru at an altitude of 1200 meters.[4]
Peperomia chanchamayana is a moderately small, epiphytic herb with a rhizome. It is unbranched and completely glabrous, with a stem about 2 mm thick. The alternate leaves are ovate to lanceolate, pointed at both ends, and 2.5–3.5 cm long by 1–1.5 cm wide. They are 3-nerved (or obscurely 5-nerved), paler on the underside, and somewhat leathery with a slightly crisp-revolute margin. The clasping petiole is about 1 cm long. The terminal spikes are 60–90 mm long and 1 mm thick, densely flowered, with very short pseudopedicels, and are borne on a 5 mm peduncle. The berries are subglobose with an oblique apiculus and have a subapical stigma.[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 Carlos Schunke.[5] It got its name from the location where the type specimen was collected. [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 chanchamayana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia chanchamayana 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): 29. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 29.
- ^ "Peperomia chanchamayana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
