Peperomia trunciseda C.DC. belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Peperomia trunciseda, Croat 96443--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. BellaVista private reserve. 27 Mar 06. 260 (6).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Peperomia
Specific Epithet
trunciseda
Authorship
C.DC.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#60,646 of 335,497
Top 19%
Extinction probability
36%
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.
