Peperomia uncatispica
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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. uncatispica
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| Peperomia uncatispica | |
Peperomia uncatispica is a species of plant from the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by William Trelease and published in the book "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2): 102. 1936.".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1]
Distribution[edit]
It is endemic to Peru and Ecuador.[1][3] First specimens were found at an altitude of 1400–1700 in Junín.[4]
Description[edit]
It is a huge, glabrous herb with euneate, 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) bases, alternating leaves that are oblanceolate and increasingly pointy, and a short, thick stem with short internodes. Slender, 70 mm (2.8 in) long, 5 mm (0.20 in) long peduncle; round-peltate plates; spikes distributed in a single panicle terminating a lateral branch at the nodes of a solitary panicle; broad pinnatinervia everywhere, 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) long, petiole 2 cm (0.79 in) long.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 102 (1936)". powo.science.kew.org/. Trel. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2): 102. 1936". legacy.tropicos.org. Trelease, William. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Trel. (1936). In: Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, Bot. Ser. 13(2): 102". gbif.org. Catalogue of Life Checklist. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Publication info: Chicago, U.S.A, Field Museum of Natural History, [1936]". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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