Croat, T 96443

Peperomia trunciseda C.DC.

March 26, 2006

Ecuador

This occurrence of Peperomia trunciseda C.DC. (Croat, T 96443) was collected on March 26, 2006 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 8 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Peperomia trunciseda, Croat 96443--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. BellaVista private reserve. 27 Mar 06. 260 (6).jpg

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Record Number

Croat, T 96443

Collection Date

March 26, 2006 · Ecuador

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Epiphyte in moss on a small tree. Internodes tinged purplish-violet; leaf blades succulent, purple-violet between the veins below; spikes thick, green. erect.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Piperales

Family

Piperaceae

Genus

Peperomia

Specific Epithet

trunciseda

Authorship

C.DC.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#60,646 of 335,497

Top 19%

Extinction probability

36%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →