Peperomia pachiteana
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pachiteana |
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| Peperomia pachiteana | |
Peperomia pachiteana 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 Río Pachitea, Peru at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia pachiteana is a creeping or pendulous, epiphytic herb that is glabrous except for the branches, which bear an evanescent, minute crisp pubescence. The alternate leaves are ovate, acuminate, with a rounded to nearly truncate base, measuring 5–7 cm long and 3–3.5 cm wide. They have obscure pinnate venation and, when dry, are thin, opaque, and dark brown. The petiole is 1 cm long. The spikes are borne in pairs, terminating a short, 2-bracteate branchlet. They are 25 mm long and 1 mm thick, with short peduncles.[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 pachiteana is derived from the type locality.[4]