Biology:Peperomia flavamenta
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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. flavamenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia flavamenta Trel.
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Peperomia flavamenta 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 Mischuyacu, Peru, at an altitude of 100 meters (330 ft).[4]
Peperomia flavamenta is a moderately small, creeping and tufted, succulent, nearly glabrous herb. The stem is 1–2 mm thick and grooved when dry. The leaves are in whorls of 2–3. They are lanceolate-ovate, acuminate, with an acute base, measuring 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm wide. They are 3- or obscurely 5-nerved. The petiole is 3–5 mm long and puberulous. The spikes are yellow, terminal, filiform, 40 mm long, and borne on a 10 mm peduncle.[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 Guillermo Klug.[5] It got its epithet from the Latin flavus, referring to the distinctive yellow color of the flower spikes. [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 flavamenta Trel.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188743-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peperomia flavamenta Trel.". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4186116.
- ↑ 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): 46. 1936.". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 46. http://www.peperomia.net/photos/flavamenta-txt.gif.
- ↑ "Peperomia flavamenta Trel.". http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/25001274.
Wikidata ☰ Q15605690 entry
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