Peperomia bracteispica
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| Peperomia bracteispica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. bracteispica |
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| Peperomia bracteispica | |
Peperomia bracteispica 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]
The type specimen were collected near Nuña, Peru at an altitude of 1950 meters.[4]
Peperomia bracteispica is a small, creeping then ascending, hairless epiphytic herb with a very thin stem, only about 1 mm thick. The leaves are typically arranged in whorls of three. They are obovate in shape, with a truncate and slightly notched tip and a wedge-shaped base. They are quite small, measuring 9–11 mm long and 5–6 mm wide, with very obscure three-nerved venation. The filiform (thread-like) petioles are 3–4 mm long. The terminal spikes are barely 40 mm long and 1 mm thick, with somewhat loosely arranged flowers. The spike is borne on a 5 mm peduncle and is subtended by a single leaf inserted about 15 mm above the uppermost whorl. The rachis is covered in short, stalk-like structures. The floral bracts are round-peltate.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13.[5] It got its name from the description of the type specimen. [4]