Peperomia enenyasensis
| Peperomia enenyasensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. enenyasensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia enenyasensis | |
Peperomia enenyasensis 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 Eneñas, Peru at an altitude of 1600-1900 meters.[4]
Peperomia enenyasensis is a rather large, slender, pendulous, epiphytic herb, minutely crisp-pubescent throughout, though older stems and upper leaf surfaces may become glabrescent. The alternate leaves are somewhat ovate, acutely acuminate, with an acute to somewhat obtuse base, measuring 7–10 cm long and 4–5 cm wide. They are pinnately nerved and, when dry, are thin and brown. The petiole is 1.5–4 cm long. The spikes are borne in pairs, terminating a short, slender, bracteate sympodial branch. Mature spikes reach 150 mm in length and, when in fruit, are 8 mm in diameter. The peduncle is 2 cm long. The pale, narrowly oblong berries are obliquely truncated by an acute shield bearing the central 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 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 enenyasensis Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia enenyasensis 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): 42. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 42.
- ^ "Peperomia enenyasensis Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
