Peperomia debilipes
| Peperomia debilipes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. debilipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia debilipes | |
Peperomia debilipes 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 Yapas, Peru at an altitude of 1350-1600 meters.[4]
Peperomia debilipes is a small, epiphytic, rhizomatous-ascending, glabrous plant with a stem 2–3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are oblanceolate-obovate, obtuse, with a cuneate base, measuring 2–3 cm long and 1–2 cm wide. They are 5-nerved, drying to an opaque olive-green, and are described as having red veins on the underside when living. The very slender petiole is 10–15 mm long. The terminal spikes are 45 mm long and 3 mm thick, with short pseudopedicels, and are borne on a filiform peduncle 2 cm 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 Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith.[5] It got its epithet from the Latin wikt:debilis + wikt:pes, referring to the very slender, delicate petioles and peduncles. [4]
Subtaxa
Following subtaxa are accepted.[2][5]
- Peperomia debilipes var. dimorpha Trel.
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 debilipes Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Peperomia debilipes 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): 37. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 37.
- ^ a b "Peperomia debilipes Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
