Peperomia tovariana
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Peperomia tovariana | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. tovariana |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia tovariana | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Peperomia tovariana is a species of epiphyte or lithophyte in the genus Peperomia found in Central and South America.[1][2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Not Threatened.[3]
The first specimens where collected in Venezuela.[4]
Peperomia tovariana has petiolate oblong leaves. The base is subordinate, truncate or subreniform. The apex is obtuse. The catkins are ciliolate, membranaceous-pellucid, and laxiflorous. The ovary is emergent. The stigma is papillose. The bract is peltate and rounded in the center.[4]
The stems are filiform and hairy. The limbs are 0.003-0.008 long and 0.004 wide. The petioles are 0.0015 long.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1869 by Casimir de Candolle in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, from specimens collected by Augustus Fendler.[1][5] It gets its name from the location where the specimens were first collected.[4]