Peperomia truncicola
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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. truncicola
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| Peperomia truncicola | |
Peperomia truncicola is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia.[1][2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its Conservation Status is Not Threatened.[3]
Description
[edit]The first specimens where collected at Betsileo .[4]
Auxiliary catkins, upper leaves filiform laxiflorus, rhachis glabrous orbicular bract sessile centre, ovary ovate apex sub-oblique stigmatiferous, alternating leaves moderately petiolate, narrowly lanceolate, base cuneate, apex acuminate above and below glabrous, apex margin eiliolate 5-veined, berry glabrous elliptic anteriorly convex posteriorly suberect.[4]
Herbs on mossy tree trunks. When dry, the sparsely long stems are roughly 10 centimetres long and 2 millimetres thick, with terrible rooting above the roots. At the stem's apex, the leaves are compressed. 6+1⁄2 inches long and 1+1⁄2 inches wide, wrap in cling film. About a centimetre long petiole. Peduncles measuring 4 1/2 cm in length. About 6 1/2 centimetres long, the catfish. The berry is somewhat less than one millimetre in length.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]It was described in 1894 by Casimir de Candolle in "Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.", from collected specimens by Johann Maria Hildebrandt in 1881.[1][5] It gets its name from wikt:trunci + wikt:-cola, which means tree trunk inhabitor.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2] It grows on epiphyte environment and is a herb.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Peperomia truncicola C.DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Peperomia truncicola C.DC". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ [1], Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
- ^ a b c d e "Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Peperomia truncicola C.DC". Tropicos. Retrieved 3 May 2024.