Peperomia macbrideana
Species of plant
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Peperomia macbrideana is a species of epiphytic herb in the genus Peperomia that is endemic to Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
| Peperomia macbrideana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. macbrideana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia macbrideana | |
Description
The type specimen were collected at near Huacachi, Peru at an altitude of 1950 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia macbrideana is a rather large, ascending herb with a somewhat thick stem, 3–6 mm in diameter, with short, glabrate internodes. The leaves are alternate or occasionally subopposite, round-elliptic to orbicular, rounded at both ends, and medium-sized, measuring 4–6 cm long and 3.5–5 cm wide. They are palmately 5-nerved, with branched nerves, and have rust-colored villous hairs on the underside along the nerves. The slender petiole is 3–8 cm long, shorter on the upper leaves. The spikes are congested in a spicate arrangement at the apex of a pilose branchlet. When young, they are barely 5 mm long.[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 James Francis Macbride.[5]
The epithet macbrideana honors the collector of the type specimen.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Conservation
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]