Peperomia tlapacoyoensis

Peperomia tlapacoyoensis is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia found in Veracruz. It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Not Threatened.

Description
The first specimens where collected on Tlapacoyo.

Peperomia tlapacoyoensis has long oval leaves with petioled tips that are acuminate; the base is rounded, opaque, leathery above and sparsely beneath; the central nerves protrude thickly beneath; there are two very fine nerves on either side that send loose spikes above the base; the petiole is hairy. The terminal leaves are somewhat larger than the leaves, and the petioles are equal to the peduncles, which are sporadically hairy. Orbicular bracts sub-sessile at the centre. At the centre of the stigmatic centrum, at the tip of the scutellum sursun pointed amata, a cylindrical pale berry openedly appeared.

Simple ceraceous stem with simple hairs that are 0.005 thick and very densely hairy. Limb length: 0.065; width: 0.035. Petiole length: 0.015 in. Berry length is 0.003 in.

Taxonomy and naming
It was described in 1872 by Casimir de Candolle in Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, from specimens collected by Frederik Liebmann in 1841. It gets its name from Tlapacoyo.

Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Vera Cruz. It grows on epiphyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.

Conservation
This species is listed as Not Threatened under the Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1.