Peperomia dendrophila, B. Hammel 24563--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 094 (6).jpg
Peperomia dendrophila, B. Hammel 24563--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 094 (5).jpg
Peperomia dendrophila, B. Hammel 24563--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 094.jpg
Peperomia dendrophila, B. Hammel 24563--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 094 (3).jpg
Peperomia dendrophila, B. Hammel 24563--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 094 (2).jpg
Peperomia dendrophila, B. Hammel 24563--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 094 (1).jpg
Peperomia dendrophila, B. Hammel 24563--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 094 (4).jpg
Native to Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia (Pococí Canton, Guápiles)
10.146972, -83.946167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.
Collectors
Notes
Epiphytic at base of tree; a single terminal spike, erect.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Peperomia
Specific Epithet
dendrophila
Authorship
Schltdl. & Cham.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#169,800 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
11%
