Peperomia tenella

Peperomia tenella, known as the Jayuya, is a species of perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte in the genus Peperomia.[1][2] It was first described by Olof Swartz but named it Piper tenellum.[3] Albert Gottfried Dietrich then changed the species into Peperomia and published in the book "Species Plantarum. editio sexta 1: 153. 1831".[4] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] The species name came from the Latin word wikt:tenellus, which means tender.

Peperomia tenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. tenella
Binomial name
Peperomia tenella
Synonyms
  • Acrocarpidium tenellum (Sw.) Miq.
  • Peperomia palcipila var. longispica C.DC.
  • Piper tenellum Sw.

Description

It has a straightforward decumbent stem with an ascending spike and two oval, ciliated leaves.[3]

There are three to four uncial stems that are hairy, hardly striate, smooth, rarely split, and minutely reddish-dotted. The stems are little, quickly petiolate, attenuate, obtuse, vigorous, sub-succulent, glabrous, pale below leaves. Filiform spike terminal. Scales severed at the sprout's side. No style. Stigma villous. A pedicel that is three times longer than the shoot, this pedicellate berry is about the size of a tiny needle head.[3]

Subtaxa

Following subtaxa are accepted.[1][2]

  • Peperomia tenella subsp. glabra C.DC.
  • Peperomia tenella var. deltoides Trel.
  • Peperomia tenella var. epiphytica Trel.
  • Peperomia tenella var. glabra C.DC.

Distribution

It is endemic to Caribbean, Central America, and South America.[1][2]

References
  1. "Peperomia tenella (Sw.) A.Dietr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. "Peperomia tenella (Sw.) A.Dietr". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. "Species plantarum". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. "Peperomia tenella (Sw.) A.Dietr". Tropicos. Retrieved 24 February 2024.


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