Peperomia tenella

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Peperomia tenella

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• <<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length
• <<Inflorescences>Spikes>Length
• <<Leaves>Blade>Apex
• <<Leaves>Blade>Base
• <<Leaves>Blade>Dimensions
• <<Leaves>Blade>Shape
• <<Leaves>Blade>Texture
• <<Leaves>Petiole>Length
• <<Stems>Internodes>Length
• <Habit>Fertile stems
• <Inflorescences>Floral bracts
• <Inflorescences>Growth form
• <Inflorescences>Peduncle
• <Inflorescences>Position
• <Inflorescences>Spikes
• <Leaves>Blade
• <Leaves>Petiole
• <Leaves>Veins
• <Stems>Internodes
• Description
• Distribution
• Fruits
• Habit
• Individuals Association
• Inflorescences
• Leaves
• Notes
• Phenology
• Stems

<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.4-1.5 cm long1

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<<Inflorescences>Spikes>Length

1.7-4 cm long2

2. 004-004-001

<<Leaves>Blade>Apex

apex obtuse and minutely emarginate with hairs in indentation,3

3. 003-002-004

<<Leaves>Blade>Base

base acutish to obtuse, glabrous and ciliate, sometimes sparsely pilose;4

4. 003-002-005

<<Leaves>Blade>Dimensions

0.6-1.5 x 0.2-1.4 cm5

5. 003-002-003

<<Leaves>Blade>Shape

elliptic or ovate6

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<<Leaves>Blade>Texture

fleshy-subcoriaceous7

7. 003-002-001

<<Leaves>Petiole>Length

0.1-0.5 cm long8

8. 003-001-001

<<Stems>Internodes>Length

0.2-1.6 cm long9

9. 002-001-001

<Habit>Fertile stems

fertile stems erect.10

10. 001-001

<Inflorescences>Floral bracts

floral bracts rounded to narrowly oblong, glabrous, glandular.11

11. 004-005

<Inflorescences>Growth form

erect12

12. 004-002

<Inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle not slender, , glabrous, green;13

13. 004-003

<Inflorescences>Position

terminal14

14. 004-001

<Inflorescences>Spikes

spike , green, flowers distinctly separate;15

15. 004-004

<Leaves>Blade

blade , , ,16

16. 003-002

<Leaves>Petiole

petiole , glabrous or with a few hairs at node;17

17. 003-001

<Leaves>Veins

obsoletely palmately 3-veined.18

18. 003-003

<Stems>Internodes

internodes , green with lilac.19

19. 002-001

Description

Terrestrial, epilithic or epiphytic, not branched, tiny herb, decumbent and rooting at base, fertile stems erect. Stem glabrous to somewhat minutely pubescent, internodes 0.2-1.6 cm long, green with lilac. Leaves alternate, basely attached; petiole 0.1-0.5 cm long, glabrous or with a few hairs at node; blade fleshy-subcoriaceous, elliptic or ovate, 0.6-1.5 x 0.2-1.4 cm, apex obtuse and minutely emarginate with hairs in indentation, base acutish to obtuse, glabrous and ciliate, sometimes sparsely pilose; obsoletely palmately 3-veined. Inflorescence terminal, erect, solitary; peduncle not slender, 0.4-1.5 cm long, glabrous, green; spike 1.7-4 cm long, green, flowers distinctly separate; floral bracts rounded to narrowly oblong, glabrous, glandular. Fruits slightly stipitate at maturity, ellipsoid to obpyriform, with short beak and apical stigma.

Distribution

Southern America: Honduras (Honduras present), northern S America present

From Honduras, the West Indies and northern S America; 8 collections studied (GU: 7).

Fruits

Fruits slightly stipitate at maturity, ellipsoid to obpyriform, with short beak and apical stigma.20

20. 005

Habit

Terrestrial, epilithic or epiphytic, not branched, tiny herb, decumbent and rooting at base,21

21. 001

Individuals Association

Guyana, Mt. Roraima, Im Thurn 140 Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni region, Paruima, E edge of Waukauyeng tipu, Clarke 5599 Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni region, Mt. Ayanganna, Clarke 9633 Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni region, Mt. Ayanganna, Clarke 9425 Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni region, Mt. Ayanganna, Clarke 9136

Inflorescences

Inflorescence , , solitary;22

22. 004

Leaves

Leaves alternate, basely attached;23

23. 003

Notes

In S Venezuela and Colombia also Peperomia tenella var. tylerii (Trel.) Steyerm. occurs, which differs in having somewhat larger leaves.

Phenology

Flowering .

Stems

Stem glabrous to somewhat minutely pubescent,24

24. 002