Peperomia trichocarpa
| Peperomia trichocarpa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. trichocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia trichocarpa | |
Peperomia trichocarpa is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Brazil.[1][2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Not Threatened.[3]
Description
The first specimens where collected in Brazil.[4]
Peperomia trichocarpa has leaves that are ternate or quadrilateral, shortly petiolate, lanceolate-elliptic with an obtuse apex. Its leaves has a narrow base that has hair growth in both sides, single-nerved, with an etiolate hair growth. Itsflower submerged. Its berry is a hairy ovate-acuminate.[4]
It is a herb, dichotomously branched, decumbent and rooting. The stem and branchlets are reddish. The limbs are 0.01 cm long and 0.003-0.004 cm wide. The petioles 0.0001-0.002 cm long.[4]
Taxonomy and Naming
It was described in 1843 by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in Systema Piperacearum, from specimens collected by Jacques Samuel Blanchet.[5] It got its name from the description of its leaves, which means 3-leafed.[5]
Distribution and Habitat
It is endemic in Brazil.[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 Not Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Peperomia trichocarpa Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia trichocarpa Miq". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 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 Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. "Systema Piperacearum 176. 1843". Syst. Piperac. 1: 176.
- ^ a b "Peperomia trichocarpa Miq". Tropicos. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
