Biology:Peperomia polymorpha
| Peperomia polymorpha | |
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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. polymorpha
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia polymorpha Trel.
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Peperomia polymorpha 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 Urubamba Valley, Peru at an altitude of 3000 meters above sea level.[4]
Peperomia polymorpha is a small, rhizomatous-erect, tree-dwelling herb with a slender stem covered in crisp pubescence. The alternate leaves are round-obovate to elliptic, obtuse, with an acute base, measuring 6–8 mm long and 3–6 mm wide. They are crisp-pubescent above when young and obscurely 3-nerved. The glabrous petiole is about 3 mm long. The terminal spikes are 30 mm long, with a very short, glabrous peduncle. The floral bracts are relatively large and round-peltate.[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 Fortunato L. Herrera.[5]
The epithet is derived from the Greek poly and morphē, meaning "many forms," referring to the variable leaf morphology within the species.[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 polymorpha Trel.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:282416-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peperomia polymorpha Trel.". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4186175.
- ↑ 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): 76. 1936.". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 76. http://www.peperomia.net/photos/polymorpha-txt.gif.
- ↑ "Peperomia polymorpha Trel.". http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/25001391.
Wikidata ☰ Q15606979 entry
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