Peperomia curticaulis
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| Peperomia curticaulis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. curticaulis |
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| Peperomia curticaulis | |
Peperomia curticaulis 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 Río Pichis, Peru at an altitude of 30 meters.[4]
Peperomia curticaulis is a glabrous herb with a short, thick stem bearing few leaves. The alternate leaves are broadly ovate, obtuse, with a rounded or shortly cordate base, measuring 7–10 cm long and 7–9 cm wide. They are 7-nerved, with both the midrib and lateral nerves branching. The petiole is 7 cm long. The terminal spikes are 120 mm long and 3 mm thick, with somewhat spaced flowers, and are borne on a peduncle 1–2 cm long. The ovary is ovoid, somewhat mucronate, with an oblique stigma.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13, from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith.[5]