Peperomia tenuilimba explained

Peperomia tenuilimba is a species of flowering plant in the genus Peperomia. It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened but with low confidence. [1]

Description

The first specimens where collected at 1500 metres elevation on Antioquia.[2]

Change of leaves glabrous on both sides, juniors above and below the principal veins of a leaf, sparsely pubescent, dry, skin-like, sub-pellucid, 7-nerved, catkins opposite, isolated, leaves equal to densiflora, petiolate, subelliptic-lanceolate, apex acute, base subducting into the petiole, rachis foveolate, subglobose fruit, ovary submerged, oval, top flattened, stigmatiferous.[2]

Taxonomy and naming

It was described in 1905 by Casimir de Candolle in ".", from collected specimens by Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule in 1901. It gets its name from Tenui + limba, which means "Tiny limb".

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to South America, but primarily grows in Colombia. Its native distribution in Colombia is 1500-3000 metres in the Andes. It grows on epiphyte environment and is a herb.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592
  2. Web site: Journal of botany, British and foreign. 3 May 2024.