Biology:Peperomia rubea
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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. rubea
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia rubea Trel.
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Peperomia rubea 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 Nanay to Altura, Peru.[4]
Peperomia rubea is a creeping, glabrous, reddish, terrestrial herb with erect, leafy branches. The leaves are in whorls of 2–3 at the nodes. They are narrowly lanceolate, gradually narrowed toward the narrowly rounded apex, with a very acute base, measuring 4–5.5 cm long and about 1 cm wide (or wider). They are 3-nerved, with the nerves impressed above and prominent beneath. The petiole is 5 mm long. The inflorescence was not seen on the type specimen.[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 Llewelyn Williams.[5] The epithet rubea is Latin for "reddish," referring to the reddish coloration of the plant. [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.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Peperomia rubea Trel.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189597-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peperomia rubea Trel.". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4189471.
- ↑ 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): 87. 1936.". Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(357): 87. http://www.peperomia.net/photos/rubea-txt.gif.
- ↑ "Peperomia rubea Trel.". http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/25001435.
Wikidata ☰ Q15605560 entry
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