Peperomia majalis
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| Peperomia majalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. majalis |
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| Peperomia majalis | |
Peperomia majalis 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]
The type specimen were collected at near Dos de Mayo, Peru at an altitude of 1700-1900 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia majalis is a medium-sized, tree-dwelling herb that is glabrous except for the ciliate leaf margins. The stem is 4 mm thick with short internodes. The alternate leaves are elliptic or typically ovate, somewhat acute, with a rounded to shortly cordate base, and are peltate near the base. They measure 6–10 cm long and 3.5–6.5 cm wide, with slender, multiple pinnate nerves. When dry, they are yellowish-brown and leathery. The petiole is 2–4 cm long. The terminal spikes are borne in pairs at the apex of a 1-bracteate branchlet. They are 40 mm long and 2 mm thick, with a 1 cm 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 Ellsworth Paine Killip & Albert Charles Smith.[5]
The epithet is derived from the Latin for "of May," referring to the type locality.[4]