Peperomia venusta
| Peperomia venusta | |
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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. venusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia venusta | |
Peperomia venusta is a species of subshrub from the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was first described by Truman G. Yuncker in 1957.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit]Peperomia venusta is native to Venezuela and Colombia. Specimens can be collected at an elevation of 240-1000 meters.[2][3]
Description
[edit]It is a glabrous herb. The stem lies on the ground and the roots are at the lower nodes. The branches ascend to 10 centimeters or more, it is 1-3 millimeters thick at the base when dry, the internodes are 2 centimeters long above, and lengthen to 10 centimeters or more when downward. Leaves alternate, Broad-lance, gradually narrowed to the blunt tip, peltate are 5-10 millimeters above the rounded base, the lower leaves are 3-4 centimeters wide and 7-8 centimeters long. It is palmately 7-9 nerved, the nerves are conspicuous beneath and obscurely branched upward. The innermost two pairs of lateral nerves gently curve and continue to the tip. It is translucent, glandular-dotted beneath, and lacks ciliolation. The petioles are up to 8 centimeters long on lower leaves and scarcely 1 centimeter long on the smaller upper leaves. Terminal spikes and axillary are 2 millimeters thick and 2-4 centimeters long, and the peduncle to 3 centimeters long.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 325 (1957)". powo.science.kew.org/. Yunck. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 9: 325. 1957. (Mem. New York Bot. Gard.)". legacy.tropicos.org. Yuncker, Truman George. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Yunck. (1957). In: Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 9: 325". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. New York, The Garden, 1900-. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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