Peperomia pitiguayana
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| Peperomia pitiguayana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pitiguayana |
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| Peperomia pitiguayana | |
Peperomia pitiguayana 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 where collected near Pitiguaya, Bolivia at an altitude of 5,800 ft.[4]
Peperomia pitiguayana is a moderately small, stoloniferous, hairless herb with alternate leaves that are elliptic or broadly lanceolate, somewhat acute or acutely pointed, mostly acute at base, moderately small at 1 × 2–2.5 cm or 1.5 × 3–3.5 cm. They dry firm and are 5-nerved. The petiole is 5–10 mm long. The spikes are opposite the leaves, young at the time of description, 1 mm thick by 30–50 mm long, and very closely flowered; the peduncle is thread-like, 10–15 mm long. The bracts are round-peltate.[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]