Peperomia cotoneasterifolia
| Peperomia cotoneasterifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. cotoneasterifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia cotoneasterifolia | |
Peperomia cotoneasterifolia 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 Carpapata, Peru at an altitude of 2700-3200 meters.[4]
Peperomia cotoneasterifolia is a moderately tall, tree-dwelling herb that is more or less branched. The stem is 2–3 mm thick and densely covered with appressed villous hairs when young. The opposite leaves are elliptic-subovate, with an abruptly somewhat acute tip and base, measuring 2–2.5 cm long and 1.5–2 cm wide. They are 3- or obscurely 5-nerved. The upper surface is glabrate, while the pale underside is tomentose. The appressed-pilose petiole is 5 mm long. The axillary spikes are 60 mm long and 2 mm thick, borne on a 10 mm peduncle. The berries are ovoid, somewhat acute, and have an apical 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 Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith.[5] It got its epithet from the description of the type specimen, which translates to "with leaves like Cotoneaster", referring to the resemblance of folia in the genus Cotoneaster. [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 cotoneasterifolia Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia cotoneasterifolia 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.
- ^ "Peperomia cotoneasterifolia Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
