Peperomia maculosa (L.) Hook. belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Peperomia maculosa, Rincon2298--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 24 May 01. 024.JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Peperomia
Specific Epithet
maculosa
Authorship
(L.) Hook.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#301,621 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Mexico, Veracruz
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
Location
Nicaragua, Matagalpa
12.996944, -85.908889
Location Remarks
Hotel Selva Negra; artificial pond near gate, below restaurant. 1250 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Indiana Coronado, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, M. Salazar
Notes
Trailing, stems, petioles and peduncles purple spotted, spikes ascending, fruits brown. In duff at base of large fig.
