Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Peperomia

  • Collector(s)

    P. G. Delprete 8480 with E. C. Oliveira & E. Ferreira, 15 Apr 2002

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Feijó Mun. Basin of Rio Muru, village of Colombo, locality with frequent "tabocais" that died last year.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest with frequent logging, and canopy 25-35 m tall.

  • Description

    Epiphytic herb growing on tree trunk, rotting at nodes. Leaves thickly succulent, discolor. Peduncle and stems subsucculent, reddish. Spike green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05111997

    Occurrence ID: 4b44d42f-54ca-4b4f-a2d4-4252fb7d1c03

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Feijó Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Muru, village of Colombo, locality with frequent "tabocais" that died last year

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -8.77, -71.1

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Flora pf Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 8480
Piperaceae
Peperomia
Brazil. Acre. Feijo: Basin of Rio Muru, village of
Colombo, locality with frequent "tabocais" that died last
year. 08°46’S, 71°06’W. 200 m. Secondary forest with
frequent logging, and canopy 25-35 m tall.
Epiphytic herb growing on tree trunk, rotting at nodes.
Leaves thickly succulent, discolor. Peduncle and stems
subsucculent, reddish. Spike green.
P. Delprete, E. C. Oliveira & E. Ferreira
15 Apr 2002
Supported by the Beneficia Foundation
05111997