Peperomia trunciseda
| Peperomia trunciseda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. trunciseda
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia trunciseda | |
Peperomia trunciseda is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia found in Colombia and Ecuador.[1][2] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The first specimens where collected in Ecuador.[4]
Peperomia trunciseda has leaves that are moderately petiolate, elliptical, acute at base, and obtuse at apex. It has a shallow board notch that is glabrous on both sides. It is 5-nerved, whose external nerves are often inconspicuous, with an end of the nerve running from the apex. The axillary and terminal axillary catkins are mature and sublaxiflorous. The bract is circle-like. The ovary has an obovate under apex bearing a small stigma. The berry is subimmersed, hairless, ovate, and obliquely rostellate at apex.
It is an epiphytic herb. The ramulose stem is a dry leathery that is about 2 mm thick. The younger branches are minutely pubescent and deglabrous. The sterile branchlets are rounded and fertile elliptic in dry membranous that is about 3 cm long and 2 cm wide. The petioles 1 cm long. Adult peduncles to 2 cm long.[4]
Taxonomy and Naming
It was described in 1898 by Casimir de Candolle in Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, from specimens collected by Luis Sodiro .[1][5] It gets its name from the description of the species.[4]
Distribution and Habitat
It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[2]
Conservation
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Peperomia trunciseda C.DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Peperomia trunciseda C.DC". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 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 de Candolle, Casimir. "Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 6: 513. 1898". Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier. 6: 513.
- ^ "Peperomia trunciseda C.DC". Tropicos. Retrieved 26 February 2026.