Peperomia sp.

Piperaceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 96276
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph
Identified By
SourceC. Davidson
Date23 March 2006
CountryEcuador
provincePichincha
LocationAlong road between Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, via Chiriboga and San Juan, departing main Sta. Domingo-Quito Hwy. at La Union, Km 70 on main highway, 12.0 km N of main highway. 1350 m elev.
Lat/LongS 00 17 46 W 078 52 13
NoteTerrestrial to 0.5 m tall; stems purplish, thinly pubescent; petioles green near apex, otherwise purplish; blades with basal veins deeply sunken above; veins below pilose; spikes greenish, spikes.

Local Habitat

2.0km distance

LocationEcuador, Pichincha, Along road between Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, via Chiriboga and San Juan. Departing main highway at La Uníon, Km 70 on new Sta. Domingo-Quito Hwy., 11.3 km N of main highway., S 00 18 29 W 078 53 01
Date23 March 2006
EcologyMontane rain forest