| Peperomia tenelliformis | |
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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. tenelliformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia tenelliformis Trel. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Peperomia chiriquiensis Yunck. | |
Peperomia tenelliformis is a species of perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte in the family Piperaceae. It was first described by William Trelease and published in the book "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 26(4): 203. 1929. (31 Dec 1929) ". It primarily grows on wet tropical areas. The species name came from Latin words wikt:tenellus + wikt:forma, which means tender form.
Description
This is a small, stoloniferous epiphytic herb; the stem is slender (1 mm), glabrous, and has short internodes. The leaves are alternate, oblong-subovate, somewhat obtuse at both ends or acutish at base, small (3 to 4x8 to 12 mm), three nerved, rather firm, and somewhat pubescent near the margin; the petiole is 2 to 3 mm long, clasping-decurrent, glabrous, spikes terminal, 1x35 mm, loosely flowered with pseudo-pedicels; the peduncle is scant 10 mm long, glabrous, the bracts are round-peltate.
Distribution
It is endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. First specimens where found at an altitude of 1600 meters in Costa Rica.
References
- ^ "Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 203 (1929)". powo.science.kew.org/. Trel. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 26(4): 203. 1929. (31 Dec 1929)". legacy.tropicos.org. Trelease, William. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- "Trel. (1929). In: Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. Xxvi. 203". gbif.org. Catalogue of Life Checklist. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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| Peperomia tenelliformis | |