Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn. belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Peperomia sui, Tseng Yu-Hsin 1339--Taiwan. Xitou Nature Education Area. Giant Tree Logging Rd. 22 May 2016. DSC03924 (169).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Peperomia
Specific Epithet
leptostachya
Authorship
Hook. & Arn.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#180,602 of 335,497
Top 54%
Extinction probability
9%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Taiwan, Nantou County, Lugu Township
23.669361, 120.803833
Location Remarks
Xitou Nature Education Area (termination of Road 151). Giant Tree Logging Trail/Bird Watching Trail. 1381 m elev.
Collectors
Tseng Yu-Hsin, Kuo Wen-Hsi, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Erect herb on a mossy rock.
