Peperomia tenelliformis

Peperomia tenelliformis is a species of perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte in the family Piperaceae. It was first described by William Trelease and published in the book "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 26: 203. 1929. ". It primarily grows on wet tropical areas. The species name came from Latin words wikt:tenellus + wikt:forma, which means tender form.

Description

This is a small, stoloniferous epiphytic herb; the stem is slender, glabrous, and has short internodes. The leaves are alternate, oblong-subovate, somewhat obtuse at both ends or acutish at base, small, three nerved, rather firm, and somewhat pubescent near the margin; the petiole is 2 to 3 mm long, clasping-decurrent, glabrous, spikes terminal, 1x35 mm, loosely flowered with pseudo-pedicels; the peduncle is scant 10 mm long, glabrous, the bracts are round-peltate.

Distribution

It is endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. First specimens where found at an altitude of 1600 meters in Costa Rica.