Peperomia parva
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. parva |
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| Peperomia parva | |
Peperomia parva 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 has been evaluated as threatened.[3]
The type specimen were collected at Pichis Trail, Peru at an altitude of 1700-1900 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia parva is a small, epiphytic, erect, glabrous herb. The alternate leaves are obovate, with a rounded apex and an acute base, measuring 15 mm long and 10–12 mm wide. They are pinnately nerved and, when dry, are leathery and opaque. The petiole is 5 mm long. The terminal spikes are 30 mm long and 2 mm thick, with a peduncle half as long (15 mm).[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 "small," directly referring to the diminutive size of this epiphytic species.[4]