Peperomia pseudosalicifolia
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pseudosalicifolia |
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| Peperomia pseudosalicifolia | |
Peperomia pseudosalicifolia 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 Huánuco, Peru.[4]
Peperomia pseudosalicifolia is a somewhat small, nearly simple, tufted, erect, glabrous herb with a moderately slender stem 2–3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are oblanceolate, somewhat acute to obtuse, with a cuneate base, measuring 4.5–6 cm long and 1–1.2 cm wide. They are pinnately nerved with about 4 pairs of delicate branches from the midrib, and are essentially sessile with the blade decurrent onto the stem, forming a linear-decurrent wing. The spikes, about 4 in number, are terminal and from the upper axils, appearing falsely paniculate due to the absence of subtending leaves. They are 50–70 mm long and 1 mm thick, with loosely arranged flowers.[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 Thaddäus Haenke.[5]
The epithet combines the Greek pseudo- and Salix with folia, meaning "false willow-leaved," referring to the resemblance of its narrow, lanceolate leaves to those of a willow.[4]