Peperomia tonduzii
| Peperomia tonduzii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. tonduzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia tonduzii | |
Peperomia tonduzii is a species of epiphytic subshrub in the genus Peperomia found in Costa Rica.[1][2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The first specimens where collected in Costa Rica.[4]
Peperomia tonduzii has alternate petiolate leaves, elliptic and obovate at base, acute at tip, rounded on both sides, and not densely villous. It's 1-nerved, the terminal catkins are pedunculated, filiform, several times exceeding the leaves. It has glabrous rhizomes, obovate ovary, and perpilose stigma.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1891 by Casimir de Candolle in Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Belgique, from specimens collected by Pittier .[1][5] It gets its name from Adolphe Tonduz.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Costa Rica.[2] It grows on epiphyte environment and is a subshrub.[4][1] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1]
Conservation
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Peperomia tonduzii C.DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia tonduzii C.DC". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 February 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 de Candolle, Casimir. "Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 29(2): 70. 1890". Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique. 29: 70.
- ^ "Peperomia tonduzii C.DC". Tropicos. Retrieved 25 February 2026.