Peperomia trunciseda C.DC. belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Peperomia
Specific Epithet
trunciseda
Authorship
C.DC.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
3/26/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte in moss on a small tree. Internodes tinged purplish-violet; leaf blades succulent, purple-violet between the veins below; spikes thick, green. erect.