Peperomia drapeta
| Peperomia drapeta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. drapeta
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia drapeta | |
Peperomia drapeta 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 Huacachi, Peru, at an altitude of 1,950 meters (6,400 ft).[4]
Peperomia drapeta is a moderately small, diffuse, tree-dwelling herb. When dry, the somewhat slender, angled stem is 1–2 mm thick, with densely interwoven branches, the sterile tips of which are crisp-villous. The alternate leaves are round to ovate and somewhat acuminate, with the longer leaves having a somewhat acute base. They are small, measuring 1–3.5 cm long and 1.5–2 cm wide, and are somewhat opaque when dry. The leaves are 3–5-nerved, with crisp pubescence above or glabrescent except on the nerves. The depressed-pilose petiole is about 1 cm long. The terminal and axillary spikes are 30–50 mm long and 1 mm thick, with loosely arranged flowers, and are borne on a 5 mm peduncle that is sparsely soft-pilose to glabrate. The berries are rounded-ovoid, mucronate, 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 James Francis Macbride.[5] It got its epithet from the Greek wikt:drapeta, referring to its sprawling, diffuse growth habit. [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 drapeta Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia drapeta 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): 38. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 38.
- ^ "Peperomia drapeta Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
