Peperomia flavamenta
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| Peperomia flavamenta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. flavamenta |
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| Peperomia flavamenta | |
Peperomia flavamenta 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 Mischuyacu, Peru at an altitude of 100 meters.[4]
Peperomia flavamenta is a moderately small, creeping and tufted, succulent, nearly glabrous herb. The stem is 1–2 mm thick and grooved when dry. The leaves are in whorls of 2–3. They are lanceolate-ovate, acuminate, with an acute base, measuring 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm wide. They are 3- or obscurely 5-nerved. The petiole is 3–5 mm long and puberulous. The spikes are yellow, terminal, filiform, 40 mm long, and borne on a 10 mm peduncle.[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 Guillermo Klug.[5] It got its epithet from the Latin wikt:flavus, referring to the distinctive yellow color of the flower spikes. [4]