Peperomia crispipetiola
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. crispipetiola |
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| Peperomia crispipetiola | |
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Peperomia crispipetiola is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
The type specimen was collected in Limón at an altitude of 300 - 1150 meters.[4]
Peperomia crispipetiola is a rather large, hairless herb that grows on trees, resembling P. glabriaculis in appearance. The stem is moderate at 3 millimeters thick and roots from the nodes. The leaves are alternate, broadly elliptic, with a pointed, acuminate tip and an acute base. They are rather large at 4 to 4.5 by 8 to 10 centimeters, with pinnate veins arising from near the base. The branches of the midrib number about 3 pairs by 2, and the leaves have dark granular dots. The petiole is very short at only 3 millimeters long and has a crisped or wavy wing extending to the base. The spikes are solitary, positioned opposite the leaves, thread-like, about 1 by 120 millimeters, with rather loosely spaced flowers. The peduncle is 1 centimeter long. The floral bracts are round-oval. The berries are globe-shaped, dark red, and glandular. The stigma is located near the tip.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1929 by William Trelease in Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 6.[1] The epithet crispipetiola comes from the Latin crispus meaning "curled" or "wavy" and petiolus meaning "leaf stalk," referring to the crisped or wavy wing on the petiole.[4]