Peperomia estrellana
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| Peperomia estrellana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. estrellana |
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| Peperomia estrellana | |
Peperomia estrellana 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 Estrella, Peru, at an altitude of 500 meters (1,600 ft).[4]
Peperomia estrellana is a somewhat small, glabrous, rhizomatous, epiphytic herb with erect, leafy branches. The leaves are in whorls of 3–5 at the nodes. Leaves on the stolons are subspathulate, slightly emarginate, with a cuneate base, an opaque ashy-green color, and obscure 3-nerved venation. The petiole is 2 mm long. The terminal spikes are 20 mm long and 2 mm thick, borne on a 15 mm peduncle. The berries are ovoid, pointed, and bear a small cup-like structure, with an apical 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] It got its epithet from the type locality.[4]