Biology:Peperomia multiformis
| Peperomia multiformis | |
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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. multiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia multiformis Trel.
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Peperomia multiformis is a species of terrestrial or epiphytic herb in the genus Peperomia that is native to Peru.[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.[3]
Description
The type specimen were collected at Tarapoto, Peru.[4]
Peperomia multiformis is a delicate, creeping then ascending herb with a filiform stem that is crisp-pubescent to somewhat villous. The leaves are alternate, and their form varies. Leaves on the stolons are orbicular, about 5 mm wide. Leaves on the ascending branchlets are obovate, barely 10 mm long, or elliptic, more or less acute at both ends. They may be glabrate or crisp-pubescent and glandular-granular on the underside. The petiole is barely 5 mm long. The terminal spikes are filiform, 40–70 mm long, and borne on a peduncle scarcely 1 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 Richard Spruce.[5]
The epithet is derived from the Latin for "many-formed"," directly referring to the variable leaf shapes found on different parts of the same plant, particularly between stolons and ascending branches.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Peru.[2] It grows as a terrestrial or epiphytic herb.[1] 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 multiformis Trel.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189168-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peperomia multiformis Trel.". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4183722.
- ↑ 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 Trelease, William. "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2): 64. 1936.". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 64. http://www.peperomia.net/photos/multiformis-txt.gif.
- ↑ "Peperomia multiformis Trel.". http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/25001345.
Wikidata ☰ Q15605600 entry
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