Biology:Peperomia debilipes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. debilipes
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| Peperomia debilipes Trel.
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Peperomia debilipes is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected near Yapas, Peru, at an altitude of 1,350–1,600 meters (4,430–5,250 ft).[4]
Peperomia debilipes is a small, epiphytic, rhizomatous-ascending, glabrous plant with a stem 2–3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are oblanceolate-obovate, obtuse, with a cuneate base, measuring 2–3 cm long and 1–2 cm wide. They are 5-nerved, drying to an opaque olive-green, and are described as having red veins on the underside when living. The very slender petiole is 10–15 mm long. The terminal spikes are 45 mm long and 3 mm thick, with short pseudopedicels, and are borne on a filiform peduncle 2 cm long.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13 (es), from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith.[5] It got its epithet from the Latin wikt:debilis + wikt:pes, referring to the very slender, delicate petioles and peduncles.[4]
Subtaxa
Following subtaxa are accepted.[2][5]
- Peperomia debilipes var. dimorpha Trel.
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic in Peru.[2] It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb.[1][4] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1]
Conservation
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Peperomia debilipes Trel.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188600-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Peperomia debilipes Trel.". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/7305863.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bachman, Steven P.; Brown, Matilda J. M.; Leão, Tarciso C. C.; Lughadha, Eimear Nic; Walker, Barnaby E. (2024). "Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation". New Phytologist 242 (2): 797–808. doi:10.1111/nph.19592. PMID 38437880. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Trelease, William. "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(357): 37. 1936.". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 37. http://www.peperomia.net/photos/debilipes-txt.gif.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Peperomia debilipes Trel.". http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/25001209.
Wikidata ☰ Q15604894 entry
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