Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Manuel María Caballero Prov.

• Locality

  3.7 km (by road and by air) NW of bridge over Río Comarapa at Comarapa, along highway to Cochabamba

• Elevation

  Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.9, -64.5583

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Piperaceae Peperomia comarapana C. DC.
det. M. Nee, 1999
Depto. Santa Cruz: Prov. Caballero, 3.7 km (by road and by
air) NW of bridge over Rio Comarapa at Comarapa, along
highway to Cochabamba.
17°54’S, 64°33’30”W alt. 2000 m.
.Dry forest in steep valley, with Acacia aroma, Erythrina falcata,
Lithraea ternifolia, Schinopsis haenkeana, Duranta serratifolia.
The arid, more open and brushy vegetation on the slopes with
Fourcroya, Cleistocactus candelilla.
Terrestrial. Spikes erect.
Coll.: M. Nee 50570
24 Nov. 1999
04125415