Peperomia naevifolia
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. naevifolia |
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| Peperomia naevifolia | |
Peperomia naevifolia 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 the Huacapistana, Peru at an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia naevifolia is a somewhat small, stoloniferous, terrestrial herb with more or less branched, erect stems that are angled when dry. The leaves are in whorls of 3–4 at the nodes. They are lanceolate-elliptic to somewhat obovate, obtuse, with an acute base, measuring 10–12 mm long and 5–10 mm wide. The underside is granular and sprinkled with papillae tipped with bristle-like hairs. The leaves are obscurely about 3-nerved. The petiole is 1–2 mm long. The (apparently terminal) spikes are 20 mm long and 1 mm thick, with a peduncle about the same length. The rachis is velvety.[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 naevus and folia, referring to the spotted or granular appearance of the leaf undersurface with its distinctive papillae.[4]