Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 89156, 05 Feb 1961 - 08 Feb 1961

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Cloud forest on summit of southeast-facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho, N. of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms N of Tumeremo, vicinity of Dehorah. Altiplanicie de Nuria.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4121224

    Occurrence ID: d260b660-eae9-48d7-bd64-7ff2a399ed81

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Cloud forest on summit of southeast-facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho, N. of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms N of Tumeremo, vicinity of Dehorah. Altiplanicie de Nuria

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 - 650 m. (1969 - 2133 ft.)

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTO BOTANICO, CARACAS-NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Botanical Exploration
ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA
No. 891#
Peperomia alata R. & p.
Det.s T. G. Yuncker, Oct* 1962
Epiphyte on tree branches; stem purple and green below,
dull green and 2-winged angled above; leaves 3-nerSed,
dark green and shining above, silvery below, subcoriaceous
spike erect, pale green, 1.5 mm. diam.
Vicinity of lake-like area
Cloud forest on summit of southeast-facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho,
N. of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms. N. of Tumeremo, vicinity of Deborah.
Altiplanicie de Nuria, alt. 600-650 m.
Julian A. Steyermark __February 5-8, 1961
Field work supported in part by funds provided by the Institute» Botanico, the National Science Found-
ation and The New York Botanical Garden.
04121224
04121224