Peperomia sandemanii
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| Peperomia sandemanii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. sandemanii |
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| Peperomia sandemanii | |
Peperomia sandemanii is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru.[1][2] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
The first specimens where collected in Huacapistana, Peru.[4]
Peperomia scutilimba is a succulent, repent-assurgent, glabrous, and terrestrial herb. Its stems are 2–3 mm thick when dry that ascends up to 15 cm or more from the rooting base. Its internodes are mostly 1-1.5 cm long, winged by the decurrent ridges below the nodes. The leaves alternate, elliptic or obovoate, rounded or slightly contracted to retuse at apex. The notch is minutely hirtellous, cuneate at base, 2-2.5 cm wide and 3–5 cm long. Drying firm, narrowly revoluate, translucent, 7-plinerved, the inner nerves coalescing with the midrib within the lowermost 5 mm, the midrib and nerves are branched upward. The petioles are 5–7 mm long, channelled above, clasping-decurrent. The axillary spikes are at the tip, 1 mm thick and 3.5 cm long. The peduncles are 1-1.5 cm long. The bracts are round. The ovary is ovoid with oblique, acute tip. The stigma is subapical.[4]
The glabrous stems and leaves, elliptic, retuse, plinerved nerves, and clasping-decurrent petioles are the distinguishing characteristics of this species.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1950 by Truman G. Yuncker in American Journal of Botany 39, from specimens collected by Christopher Sandeman.[5] It got its name from the person who collected the first specimens, who was Christopher Sandeman.[4]