Peperomia curticaulis
| Peperomia curticaulis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. curticaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia curticaulis | |
Peperomia curticaulis 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 Río Pichis, Peru at an altitude of 30 meters.[4]
Peperomia curticaulis is a glabrous herb with a short, thick stem bearing few leaves. The alternate leaves are broadly ovate, obtuse, with a rounded or shortly cordate base, measuring 7–10 cm long and 7–9 cm wide. They are 7-nerved, with both the midrib and lateral nerves branching. The petiole is 7 cm long. The terminal spikes are 120 mm long and 3 mm thick, with somewhat spaced flowers, and are borne on a peduncle 1–2 cm long. The ovary is ovoid, somewhat mucronate, 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.[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] It got its epithet from the Latin wikt:curtus + wikt:caulis, referring to the plant's characteristic short and thick stem that distinguish this species. [4]
Conservation
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Peperomia curticaulis Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia curticaulis 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): 36. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 36.
- ^ "Peperomia curticaulis Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
