Peperomia curruciformis
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. curruciformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia curruciformis | |
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Peperomia curruciformis 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 La Merced, Peru at an altitude of 1400-1700 meters.[4]
Peperomia curruciformis is a terrestrial, creeping, glabrous herb. The leaves are broadly ovate to deltoid-ovate, obtuse, with a truncate-cordate base, measuring 5–6 cm long and 4–6 cm wide. They are 7-nerved, with the inner lateral nerves confluent with the midrib. When dry, they are opaque, olive-green, and granular in texture. The petiole is 2–3 cm long. The spikes are borne in pairs at the apex of a 4 cm long, divergent sympodial stem, curving upward. They are 60–70 mm long and 3 mm thick, with a peduncle 15–20 mm long. The berries are ellipsoid and beaked, with the stigma inserted at the base of the beak.[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]
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 curruciformis Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia curruciformis 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 Trelease, William. "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(357): 35. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 35.
- ^ "Peperomia curruciformis Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
