Peperomia crassulicaulis
| Peperomia crassulicaulis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. crassulicaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia crassulicaulis | |
Peperomia crassulicaulis 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 2400 meters.[4]
Peperomia crassulicaulis is a glabrous, succulent, somewhat shrubby plant. Its erect stems are 3–4 mm thick, sparsely branched above, but arise in large numbers from a thick (up to 2 cm) yellowish base, with short internodes. The leaves are in whorls of 6 at the nodes. They are elliptical, with a slightly notched tip and an acute base, measuring 10 mm long and 4–5 mm wide. When dry, they are hard, somewhat revolute, opaque with obscure venation, and have a minutely granular underside. The petiole is 2 mm long. The terminal spikes are 140 mm long and 4 mm thick, with loosely inserted flowers, and are borne on a 15 mm peduncle. The flowers are immersed in small pits on the rachis. The ovary is ovoid with an oblique 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. It got its epithet from the resemblance to plants in the family Crassulaceae. [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 crassulicaulis Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia crassulicaulis 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.
