Peperomia timbuchiana
| Peperomia timbuchiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. timbuchiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia timbuchiana | |
Peperomia timbuchiana is a species of herb in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru.[1][2] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The first specimens where collected in Timbuchi, Peru.[4]
Peperomia timbuchiana is a slender herb spreading with a little branch, the stem minutely disappearing with pubescence. The leaves alternate with an elliptic or sublanceolate acutely pointed at the base which is acute or rounded-acute. It is leathery when dry, brown underneath, darkly pinnate. The spikes are 1-2 terminating short terminal branch 2-bractate that is 100 mm long, with a threadlike peduncle that 10 mm long. The berry is a scutulate oblong that obliquely pointed, with the stigma at the tip.[4]
Taxonomy and Naming
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series, from specimens collected by Llewelyn Williams.[5] It got its name from the location where the specimens were first collected, which was Timbuchi, Bolivia.[4]
Distribution and Habitat
It is endemic in Peru.[2] It is a herb.[1][4]
Conservation
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Peperomia timbuchiana Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia timbuchiana Trel". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 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(2): 100. 1936". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13: 100.
- ^ "Peperomia timbuchiana Trel". Tropicos. Retrieved 1 March 2026.