Peperomia pubinervosa
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| Peperomia pubinervosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. pubinervosa |
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| Peperomia pubinervosa | |
Peperomia pubinervosa 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 Paucartambo Valley, Peru at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia pubinervosa is a creeping herb that is velvety throughout. The stem is 3 mm thick with rather short internodes. The leaves are orbicular, abruptly and very shortly acuminate, with a cordate base with a closed sinus, measuring 9 mm long and 8 mm wide. They are palmately 9–11-nerved and, when dry, are thin and green. The petiole is 3–12 cm long. The inflorescence was not seen on the type specimen.[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 combines the Latin pubis and nervosa, meaning "with hairy veins," referring to the velvety pubescence covering the leaf nerves.[4]