Peperomia multiformis
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| Peperomia multiformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. multiformis |
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| Peperomia multiformis | |
Peperomia multiformis is a species of terrestrial or epiphytic herb in the genus Peperomia that is native to Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
The type specimen were collected at Tarapoto, Peru.[4]
Peperomia multiformis is a delicate, creeping then ascending herb with a filiform stem that is crisp-pubescent to somewhat villous. The leaves are alternate, and their form varies. Leaves on the stolons are orbicular, about 5 mm wide. Leaves on the ascending branchlets are obovate, barely 10 mm long, or elliptic, more or less acute at both ends. They may be glabrate or crisp-pubescent and glandular-granular on the underside. The petiole is barely 5 mm long. The terminal spikes are filiform, 40–70 mm long, and borne on a peduncle scarcely 1 cm 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 Richard Spruce.[5]
The epithet is derived from the Latin for "many-formed"," directly referring to the variable leaf shapes found on different parts of the same plant, particularly between stolons and ascending branches.[4]