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Peperomia tenuilimba

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Peperomia tenuilimba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. tenuilimba
Binomial name
Peperomia tenuilimba
Synonyms
  • Peperomia discistila C.DC.
  • Peperomia enantiostachya C.DC.
  • Peperomia flagrans Trel.
  • Peperomia imbracteata Yunck.

Peperomia tenuilimba is a species of flowering plant in the genus Peperomia.[1][2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its conservation status is Threatened but with low confidence. [3]

Description

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The first specimens where collected at 1500 metres elevation on Antioquia.[4]

Change of leaves glabrous on both sides, juniors above and below the principal veins of a leaf, sparsely pubescent, dry, skin-like, sub-pellucid, 7-nerved, catkins opposite, isolated, leaves equal to densiflora, petiolate, subelliptic-lanceolate, apex acute, base subducting into the petiole, rachis foveolate, subglobose fruit, ovary submerged, oval, top flattened, stigmatiferous.[4]

Taxonomy and naming

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It was described in 1905 by Casimir de Candolle in "Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg [ast].", from collected specimens by Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule in 1901.[1][5] It gets its name from Tenui + limba, which means "Tiny limb".

Distribution and habitat

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It is endemic to South America, but primarily grows in Colombia. Its native distribution in Colombia is 1500-3000 metres in the Andes. [1][2] It grows on epiphyte environment and is a herb.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Peperomia tenuilimba C.DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Peperomia tenuilimba C.DC". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ [1], Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
  4. ^ a b c "Journal of botany, British and foreign". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Peperomia tenuilimba C.DC". Tropicos. Retrieved 3 May 2024.