Peperomia rotundifolia (L.) Dahlst.

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Peperomia rotundifolia (L.) Kunth

Fig. 139.

BASÓNIMO: Piper rotundifolium L.

Hierba epífita, ascendente mediante pequeñas raíces aéreas, de 1-3 m de largo. Tallos cilíndricos, frágiles, pubescentes, ca. 1 mm de diámetro, con numerosas ramitas laterales. Hojas alternas; láminas 5-11 mm de largo, elípticas, obovadas o semi-circulares, carnosas, aromáticas (membranáceas al secarlas), el ápice redondeado, la base obtusa o sub-redondeada, los márgenes enteros marcadamente revolutos, ciliados; haz verde obscuro, glabro, puberulento o diminutamente estriguloso, con puntuaciones obscuras; envés cóncavo, verde pálido, glabro o puberulento, con puntuaciones obscuras; pecíolos delgados, 1-5 mm de largo, con diminutas puntuaciones obscuras. Inflorescencia una espigas terminal, 1-2.5 cm de largo producidas en las ramitas laterales.

Fenología: Florece todo el año.

Estatus: Nativa, localmente común.

Especimenes Estudiados: Eggers, B. 1153; Sargent, F.H. 411; 3294; Sintenis, P. 469; 1669.

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Peperomia rotundifolia (L.) Kunth in Humb. Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 1: 65. 1815.

Fig. 139. A-D

Basionym: Piper rotundifolium L.

Epiphytic herb, ascending by means of small aerial roots, attainig 1-3 m in length. Stems cylindrical, brittle, pubescent, ca. 1 mm in diameter, with numerous lateral branchlets. Leaves alternate, fleshy when fresh, aromatic, membranaceous on drying, 5-11 mm long, elliptical, obovate, or almost circular, the apex rounded, the base obtuse or almost rounded, the margins entire, markedly revolute, ciliate; upper surface dark green, glabrous, puberulent, or minutely strigulose, with dark dots; lower surface concave, pale green, glabrous or puberulent, with dark dots; petioles thin, 1-5 mm long, with minute dark dots. Inflorescences of terminal spikes, 1-2.5 cm long, produced on the lateral branchlets.

Phenology: Flowering throughout the year.

Status: Native, locally common.

Selected Specimens Examined: Eggers, B. 1153; Sargent, F.H. 411; 3294; Sintenis, P. 469; 1669.

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Isotype for Peperomia koepperi Trel. in Yunck.
Catalog Number: US 1747856
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): T. G. Yuncker, J. M. Koepper & K. A. Wagner
Year Collected: 1938
Locality: La Ceiba vicinity, Mt. Cangrejal., Atlántida, Honduras, Central America
Elevation (m): 305 to 305

  • Isotype: Trelease, W. 1940. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 9: 275.
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Holotype for Peperomia incisa Trel.
Catalog Number: US 1251223
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Verified from the card file of type specimens
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): P. C. Standley & J. Valerio R.
Year Collected: 1926
Locality: Quebrada Serena, SE of Tilaran, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

  • Holotype: Trelease, W. 1929. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 205.
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Holotype for Peperomia rejecta Trel.
Catalog Number: US 1251316
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Verified from the card file of type specimens
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): P. C. Standley & J. Valerio R.
Year Collected: 1926
Locality: Yerba Buena, NE of San Isidro., Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America

  • Holotype: Trelease, W. 1929. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 205.
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Holotype for Peperomia aneura Yunck.
Catalog Number: US 1709288
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Card file verified by examination of original publication
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): O. L. Haught
Year Collected: 1944
Locality: 15 km. SW of Carraipia., La Guajira, Colombia, South America
Elevation (m): 750 to 750

  • Holotype: Yuncker, T. G. 1950. Piper. N. S. Amer. 601.
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Isolectotype; Isosyntype for Peperomia rotundifolia f. ovata Dahlstedt
Catalog Number: US 796673
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined; Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): S. Henschen
Year Collected: 1861
Locality: Caldas., Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

  • Isolectotype: Yuncker, T. G. 1974. Hoehnea. 4: 200.; Dahlstedt, H. G. 1900. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 33 (2): 99-101.; Isosyntype: Yuncker, T. G. 1974. Hoehnea. 4: 200.; Dahlstedt, H. G. 1900. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 33 (2): 99-101.
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Isolectotype; Isosyntype for Peperomia rotundifolia f. ovata Dahlstedt
Catalog Number: US 244101
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined; Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): S. Henschen
Year Collected: 1861
Locality: Caldas., Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

  • Isolectotype: Yuncker, T. G. 1974. Hoehnea. 4: 200.; Dahlstedt, H. G. 1900. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 33 (2): 99-101.; Isosyntype: Yuncker, T. G. 1974. Hoehnea. 4: 200.; Dahlstedt, H. G. 1900. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 33 (2): 99-101.
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Isotype for Peperomia wurdackii Yunck.
Catalog Number: US 2168918
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Card file verified by examination of alleged type specimen
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): B. Maguire & J.J. Wurdack
Year Collected: 1952
Locality: Near Mission Santa Teresita de Kavanayen., Bolivar, Venezuela, South America
Elevation (m): 1300 to 1300

  • Isotype: Yuncker, T. G. 1957. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 424.
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Isotype for Peperomia tafelbergensis Yunck.
Catalog Number: US 1950237
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): B. Maguire
Year Collected: 1944
Locality: Arrowhead basin, Tafelberg., Suriname, South America

  • Isotype: Yuncker, T. G. 1948. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 75: 292.
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