Peperomia cardenasii Trel.
-
Authority
Rusby, Henry H. 1927. Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Plants Collected on the Mulford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Valley 1921-1922. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 205-387.
-
Family
Piperaceae
-
Scientific Name
-
Description
Species Description - A moderately small succulent spreading herb, drying grayishgreen: stem moderate (2-3), drying very angular, somewhat glossy, at first closely velvety, the hairs later fewer or disappearing; leaves commonly 3 at a node, subrhombic-elliptic, obtuse at both ends or the large end cuneate, rather small (1.5 X 2.5-2 X 5 cm.), rather papery, scarcely sulcately 3- or 5-nerved, dark-granular and for a time loosely velvety beneath; petiole 2-5 mm. long, deeply channeled, at first velvety; inflorescence unknown.