Peperomia curtipes
| Peperomia curtipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. curtipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia curtipes | |
Peperomia curtipes is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Bolivia & Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected near San Nicolás, Peru at an altitude of 1100 meters.[4]
Peperomia curtipes is an almost stemless, glabrous herb. The alternate leaves are rounded, somewhat acuminate, with a cordate base where the sinus is nearly closed. They measure 8–13 cm long and 8–12 cm wide, and are palmately 9-nerved (or the midrib may be obscurely branched above). When dry, the leaves turn a dark brown. The petiole is very long, 15–20 cm. The spikes are 50 mm long and 2 mm thick or larger, with what appears to be an elongated peduncle. The ovary is globose with a subapical 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 Latin wikt:curtus + wikt:pes, meaning "short-footed", referring to the stemless habit of this species. [4]
Subtaxa
Following subtaxa are accepted.[2][5]
- Peperomia curtipes var. contracta Trel.
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic in Bolivia & 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 curtipes Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Peperomia curtipes 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.
- ^ a b "Peperomia curtipes Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
