Peperomia crinigera
| Peperomia crinigera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. crinigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia crinigera | |
Peperomia crinigera 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 Palca, Peru.[4]
Peperomia crinigera is a moderately tall, more or less branched, ascending herb. The stem is 2–3 mm thick and covered with stiff, crisp hairs. The leaves are in whorls of about 5 at the nodes. They are elliptic-subobovate, obtuse, with a somewhat acute base, measuring 10–16 mm long and 6–8 mm wide. The leaves are obscurely 3-nerved and covered with crisp, hispid hairs. The crisp-pilose petiole is about 3 mm long. The spikes are terminal and from the upper axils, reaching 60 mm in length and 1 mm in thickness, with loosely inserted flowers. The peduncle is 1–2 cm long and also covered with stiff, crisp hairs.[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 Frank Lincoln Stevens.[5] It got its epithet from the Latin wikt:crinis + wikt:gero, meaning "hair-bearing". [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 crinigera Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia crinigera 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 crinigera Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
