Peperomia cusilluyocana
| Peperomia cusilluyocana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. cusilluyocana
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia cusilluyocana | |
Peperomia cusilluyocana 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 Cushi, Peru at an altitude of 1500 meters.[4]
Peperomia cusilluyocana is a stoloniferous, moderately small, more or less branched, glabrous herb with a stem 2–3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are oblanceolate, obtuse or somewhat acuminate, with a cuneate base, measuring about 2.5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. They have somewhat multiple nerves from the lower half, with 4 branches from the midrib, and are firm and olive-green in color. The clasping petiole is scarcely 5 mm long. The terminal spikes are 30 mm long and 1 mm thick, densely flowered, and borne on a filiform peduncle 10–15 mm long.[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 Francis Whittier Pennell.[5] It got its epithet from the type locality. [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 cusilluyocana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia cusilluyocana 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 cusilluyocana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
