Biology:Peperomia estrellana
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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. estrellana
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia estrellana Trel.
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Peperomia estrellana 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 Estrella, Peru, at an altitude of 500 meters (1,600 ft).[4]
Peperomia estrellana is a somewhat small, glabrous, rhizomatous, epiphytic herb with erect, leafy branches. The leaves are in whorls of 3–5 at the nodes. Leaves on the stolons are subspathulate, slightly emarginate, with a cuneate base, an opaque ashy-green color, and obscure 3-nerved venation. The petiole is 2 mm long. The terminal spikes are 20 mm long and 2 mm thick, borne on a 15 mm peduncle. The berries are ovoid, pointed, and bear a small cup-like structure, with an apical stigma.[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 type locality.[4]
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 estrellana Trel.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188705-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peperomia estrellana Trel.". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4187014.
- ↑ 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): 43. 1936.". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 43. http://www.peperomia.net/photos/estrellana-txt.gif.
- ↑ "Peperomia estrellana Trel.". http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/25001262.
Wikidata ☰ Q15605369 entry
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