Peperomia uncatispica explained

Peperomia uncatispica is a species of plant from the genus Peperomia.^[1] It was first described by William Trelease and published in the book "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2): 102. 1936.".^[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.^[3]

Distribution

It is endemic to Peru and Ecuador.^{[4] [5]} First specimens were found at an altitude of 1400–1700 in Junín.^[6]

Description

It is a huge, glabrous herb with euneate, bases, alternating leaves that are oblanceolate and increasingly pointy, and a short, thick stem with short internodes. Slender, long, long peduncle; round-peltate plates; spikes distributed in a single panicle terminating a lateral branch at the nodes of a solitary panicle; broad pinnatinervia everywhere, long, petiole long.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 102 (1936). powo.science.kew.org/. Trel.. 21 February 2024.
2. Web site: Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2): 102. 1936.. legacy.tropicos.org. Trelease, William. 21 February 2024.
3. Web site: Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 102 (1936). powo.science.kew.org/. Trel.. 21 February 2024.
4. Web site: Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 102 (1936). powo.science.kew.org/. Trel.. 21 February 2024.
5. Web site: Trel. (1936). In: Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, Bot. Ser. 13(2): 102.. gbif.org. Catalogue of Life Checklist. 21 February 2024.
6. Web site: Publication info: Chicago, U.S.A, Field Museum of Natural History, [1936]]. www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Biodiversity Heritage Library. 21 February 2024.
7. Web site: Publication info: Chicago, U.S.A, Field Museum of Natural History, [1936]]. www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Biodiversity Heritage Library. 21 February 2024.