Peperomia tenuipeduncula explained

Peperomia trianae is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia. Its Conservation Status is Not Threatened.[1]

Description

The first specimens where collected at 750 metres elevation on Antahuacana.[2]

Peperomia tenuipeduncula is filiform clusters adorn the stem and branches of the ternis-quaternae plant; the leaves are shortly petiolate, with a limb from the base that is acute, elliptic-obovate tip rounded or at least obtuse, and three veins; the petiole is densely hairy, while the above is glabrous. The terminal peduncle is hairy, exceeding the petiole multiple times, followed by a glabrous spike several times beyond the filiform densiflora leaf; the bracts are pelta, elliptic crenulate above the pedicellate centre, the anthers are tiny, the ovary emerges ovate-oblong, and the summon tip is stigmatiferous, while the stigma is glabrous.[2]

It is a creeper plant. internodes 2.5 cm long, stem 0.5 mm thick. spiky branches around 20 centimetres long with a spicy tip. Dry membranous punctulate limbs measure 2.5 centimetres in length. Bracts are 0.5 millimetres long, flowering spikes are around 7 centimetres long, and they are 0.5 millimetres thick.[2]

Taxonomy and naming

It was described in 1914 by Casimir de Candolle in ".", from collected specimens by in 1909. It gets its name from Tenui + peduncula, which means Thin stalk.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Bolivia. It grows on epiphyte environment and is a vine.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592
  2. Web site: Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. 3 May 2024.