Peperomia confertispica
| Peperomia confertispica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. confertispica
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia confertispica | |
Peperomia confertispica 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 Mito, Peru at an altitude of 2,700 meters.[4]
Peperomia confertispica is a moderately small, procumbent to ascending herb with a dark green color. The stem is 2–3 mm thick, with long lower internodes covered in dirty, soft hairs. The leaves are alternate, but become opposite on the upper part of erect stems. They are rounded to broadly ovate, with a rounded to obtuse apex and a rounded base, and are moderately small (1.5–3.5 cm in both length and width). The leaves are 3–5-nerved, paler beneath, and sparsely covered on both surfaces with appressed hairs, especially along the nerves. The densely pilose petiole is 1–1.5 cm long. The spikes are solitary or multiple in the upper axils. When young, they are barely 15 mm long and 1 mm thick, densely flowered, and borne on a slender, pilose peduncle scarcely 5 mm long. The floral bracts are round-peltate, relatively large, and yellow.[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 James Francis Macbride.[5] It got its epithet from the description of the type specimen, which translates to "crowded spike". [4]
Subtaxa
Following subtaxa are accepted.[2][5]
- Peperomia confertispica var. erecta Trel.
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 confertispica Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Peperomia confertispica Trel". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 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): 32. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 32.
- ^ a b "Peperomia confertispica Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
