Peperomia nequejahuirana
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. nequejahuirana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia nequejahuirana | |
Peperomia nequejahuirana is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Bolivia.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
The type specimen were collected near Nequejahuira, Bolivia, at an altitude of 8,000 ft (2,400 m).[4]
Peperomia nequejahuirana is a stoloniferous-erect herb with a somewhat simple stem 2 mm thick, covered with fine short hairs. The leaves are commonly arranged about 4 at a node, elliptic-subovate, the lowest somewhat round and the uppermost sometimes somewhat oblong, obtuse, acute at base or cuneate, rather small at 1 × 1–2 cm or 1.5–2 × 2.5 cm. They are hairless, 3-nerved with the midrib branching, dull dark green above and paler beneath. The petiole is 5 mm long and covered with fine short hairs. The inflorescence is unknown.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1928 by William Trelease in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 55, from specimens collected by George Henry Hamilton Tate.[5] It got its name from the location where the type specimen was collected. [4]