Peperomia incisa
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. incisa |
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Peperomia incisa is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic from Nicaragua to Colombia.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
The type specimen was collected in Quebrada Serena, Costa Rica at an altitude of 700 meters.[4]
Peperomia incisa is a rather small, creeping, hairless herb that grows on trees. The stem is thread-like. The leaves are alternate, shaped either obovate or oblong-obovate, with a notched tip and an acute base. They are small at 5 by 7 to 7 by 13 millimeters, opaque, with indistinct 3 nerves and impressed small dots beneath. The petiole is 3 to 5 millimeters long. The inflorescence is unknown.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1929 by William Trelease in Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 6.[5] The epithet incisa comes from the Latin incisus meaning "cut into" or "notched", referring to the notched tip of the leaves.[4]