Peperomia pongoana
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| Peperomia pongoana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pongoana |
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| Peperomia pongoana | |
Peperomia pongoana 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 Pongo de Manseriche, Peru at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia pongoana is a moderately small, erect, branching herb that is glabrous except for a transient puberulence on the petioles and stems. The stem is 1–2 mm thick and grooved when dry. The leaves are in whorls of 3–4 at the nodes. They are lanceolate, obtuse, with an acute base, measuring 15–25 mm long and 5–10 mm wide, 3-nerved, and pale and somewhat papillose on the underside. The petiole is 2–5 mm long. The terminal and upper axillary spikes are filiform, 60 mm long, with a 5 mm peduncle. The floral bracts are elliptic-peltate (rather than round-peltate).[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 Ynes Mexia.[5]
The epithet is derived from the type locality.[4]