Peperomia herrerae
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| Peperomia herrerae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. herrerae |
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| Peperomia herrerae | |
Peperomia herrerae is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic to Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
The type specimen were collected in the Paucartambo, Peru at an altitude of 3500 meters.[4]
Peperomia herrerae is an ascending, more or less branched, moderately small, glabrous herb with a stem 2–3 mm thick. The opposite leaves are elliptic, acute at both ends, measuring 2–2.5 cm long and 1–1.5 cm wide. They are delicately 3-nerved, with the midrib more or less branched, and when dry are thin and green. The petiole is 2 mm long. The terminal and axillary spikes are somewhat abundant, 40–50 mm long and 2 mm thick, with rather loosely arranged flowers, and are borne on a slender peduncle 15 mm long. The berries are rounded-ovoid and mucronate, with a somewhat lobed, subapical 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 Fortunato L. Herrera.[5] The epithet herrerae honors Fortunato L. Herrera, the collector of the type specimen from Paucartambo, Peru.[4]