Peperomia haematolepis Trel., Field. Mus. Pub. Bot. [Macbride] 13(2):52. 1936.

Pino Infante, Guillermo Eloy, Samain, Marie-Stephanie, Alban Castillo, Joaquina Adelaida & Alomia Collazos, Luis Enrique Aaron, 2023, Species of Peperomia (Piperaceae) from the Sana River Valley, Peru, PhytoKeys 225, pp. 1-40 : 1

7. Peperomia haematolepis Trel., Field. Mus. Pub. Bot. [Macbride] 13(2):52. 1936.

Fig. 5D

Type.

Peru, dept. Junín, prov. Chanchamayo, dist. San Ramón: Hacienda Chalhuapuquio, Stevens 212 (holotype: ILL) .

Distribution and habitat.

Plants are reported from Brazil, the Guyanas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru from 1000 to 2000 m, epiphytic in montane forests shaded by the canopy. Most of the collections in Peru are from the Amazon Basin; this is the first report for a Pacific Ocean draining Andean valley.

Notes.

This species belongs to Peperomia subg. Oxyrhynchum (Dahlst.) Samain ( Frenzke et al. 2015).

Specimen examined.

Peru, dept. Cajamarca, prov. Santa Cruz, dist. Catache: Upper Río Zaña Valley, ca. 5 km above Monteseco, on the path below the campsite, lower reaches of evergreen tropical montane forest, 1450 m, [06°51'10.8"S, 79°06'09.4"W], 19 Mar 1986, M.O. Dillon & A. Sagástegui 4425 (US 3338748, F, GB 0167869, HUA 49003).

Figures

Figure 5. Peperomia species that can be found in the Sana River Valley A P. dolabriformis B P. fraseri C P. galioides D P. haematolepis E P. hispidula F P. inaequalifolia G P. microphylla H P. rotundata.