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Peperomia trichocarpa

Peperomia trichocarpa is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Brazil. It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Not Threatened.

Description

The first specimens where collected in Brazil.

Peperomia trichocarpa has leaves that are ternate or quadrilateral, shortly petiolate, lanceolate-elliptic with an obtuse apex. Its leaves has a narrow base that has hair growth in both sides, single-nerved, with an etiolate hair growth. Itsflower submerged. Its berry is a hairy ovate-acuminate.

It is a herb, dichotomously branched, decumbent and rooting. The stem and branchlets are reddish. The limbs are 0.01 cm long and 0.003-0.004 cm wide. The petioles 0.0001-0.002 cm long.

Taxonomy and Naming

It was described in 1843 by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in Systema Piperacearum, from specimens collected by Jacques Samuel Blanchet. It got its name from the description of its leaves, which means 3-leafed.

Distribution and Habitat

It is endemic in Brazil. It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.

Conservation

This species is assessed as Not Threatened, in a preliminary report.

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