Peperomia pseudoestrellensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Peperomia
Species: Peperomia pseudoestrellensis

Name

Peperomia pseudoestrellensis C.DC., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Gèneve 2: 277 (1898), as 'pseudo-Estrellensis'

Types:
- Lectotype: H.A. Weddell 763 (Estrella [= Serra da Estrela, Rio de Janeiro], BRAZIL; P {P00468101^{(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, P00468102^{(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)}} [designated by Yuncker 1974: 144, as 'holotype']).
  - Note: The former specimen was annotated as holotype by G. Mathieu in February 2005.
- Syntype: A. de Saint-Hilaire Catal. B², 2^me part, 346 (Espírito Santo, BRAZIL; [1816–1821]; P [P00578205^{(Field Mus. (neg. no. 40181), GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)}]).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Piper gracillimum Raddi, Nuovo Giorn. Lett., Sci. 17(40): 10 (–11) (1828)
  - Type locality: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: “Foreste delle Montagne d'Estrella” [= forests of the Serra da Estrela].
  - Type: G. Raddi s.n. ([November 1817 – May 1818]; Lectotype: PI 043378^(GBIF) [designated by Guimarães et al. 2023: 890]; Isolectotype: FI [FI055252]).
    - Peperomia gracillima (Raddi) E.F.Guim., G.A.Queiroz & Delprete, Taxon 72(4): 890 (Apr 2023), nom. illeg. homonym. post., non S.Watson (1887)
    - Peperomia elsieae Marcusso, Phytotaxa 629(1): 93 (Dec 2023), nom. illeg. superfl.
      - Note: Superfluous name as Guimarães et al. (2023) synonymized P. pseudoestrellensis with this type.
- Peperomia myrtifolia (Vahl) A.Dietr. f. latifolia Miq., Linnaea 20(1): 122, t. 1, fig. 2a (1847); placed under P. pseudoestrellensis by Yuncker (1974) and Guimarães et al. (1984)
  - Note: Given as 'var.' in the illustration.
  - Type locality: [BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro:] in arboribus serpens prope Mandioccam [= near Mandioca, creeping on trees].
  - Type: Martius s.n. (October; M)
- Peperomia myrtifolia f. puberula Miq., Linnaea 20(1): 122 (1847); placed under P. pseudoestrellensis by Yuncker (1974) and Guimarães et al. (1984)
  - Type locality: [BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro:] Serra d'Estrella, Parafalsa et S. Joao Margaes [= Serra da Estrela, Coralfalsa and São João Marcos].
  - Syntypes: J.B.E. Pohl s.n. (February and March; cf. Pohl 4789 p.p. et Pohl 5039, W 0059179^{(DiSSCover, GBIF)} [with a slip reading "Peperomia myrtifolia Syst. Pip. p 92 var. puberula" and another one with the above-mentioned type localities; determined as P. jamesoniana C.DC. vel aff. by Yuncker in 1959 and cited as P. pseudoestrellensis by Yuncker 1974: 145]).
- Peperomia tenuissima C.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1(4): 358 (1901); placed under P. pseudoestrellensis by Yuncker (1974) and Guimarães et al. (1984)
  - Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. Santa Catharina [= Santa Catarina]: in silva ad flum. Pirahy mirim [= in a forest upon Piraí-Mirim River].
  - Type: C.A.W. Schwacke 13185 ([19 September 1897]; Holotype: G-DC [G00321684 (271149/1)^{(Field Mus. (neg. no. 25252), GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}]; Isotype: RB [RB00285164 (54539)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).

Misapplied names

Peperomia demissa auct. non C.DC.: Dahlst., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 33(2): 149, t. 3, fig. 4 (1900)
- Note: vide Yuncker (1974).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Brazil South (Paraná, Santa Catarina). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

de Candolle, C. 1898. Piperaceæ novæ. Annuaire du Conservatoire & du Jardin Botaniques de Genève 2: 252–288. BHL. Reference page.
de Candolle, C. 1901. Piperaceæ et Meliaceæ Brasilienses a cl. W. Schwacke lectæ. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 2^me série, 1(4): 353–366. BHL. Reference page.
Guimarães, E.F., Azevedo de Queiroz, G., Delprete, P.G. & Baldini, R.M. 2023. Piperaceae Raddianae: A taxonomic and nomenclatural study of Giuseppe Raddi's Brazilian Piperaceae. Taxon 72(4): 880–893. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12933 . Reference page. [see p. 890]
Marcusso, G.M., Biral, L., Mathieu, G. & Forzza, R.C. 2023. New names for the illegitimate Peperomia gracillima (Raddi) E.F.Guim., G.A.Queiroz & Delprete and P. plantaginifolia (Raddi) E.F.Guim., G.A.Queiroz & Delprete (Piperaceae). Phytotaxa 629(1): 93–94. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.629.1.8 . Reference page.
Miquel, F.A.G. 1847. Mantissa Piperacearum. E speciminibus Musei Vindobonensis, Regii Monacensis et Martiani. Linnaea 20(1–2): 117–182. BHL. Reference page.
Raddi, G. 1828. Enumerazione delle Specie di Piper raccolte al Brasile dal Sig. Giuseppe Raddi, uno de' Quaranta della Società Italiana. Nuovo Giornale de' Letterati. Scienze. 17(40): [3]–11. (Italian) Google Books. Reference page.

Additional references

Dahlstedt, H. 1900. Studien über Süd- und Central-Amerikanische Peperomien: mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Brasilianischen Sippen. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, n.f., 33(2): 1–218. (German) BHL. Reference page.
Guimarães, E.F., Ichaso, C.L.F. & Costa, C.G. 1984. Piperáceas. 4. Peperomia. In: Reitz, R. (ed.), Flora Ilustrada Catarinense. Itajaí: CNPq, IBDF, HBR, pp. 33–136. Google Books (only snippets available); Google Books (another version). Reference page. [see pp. 116–119]
Yuncker, T.G. 1974. The Piperaceae of Brazil. III: Peperomia; taxa of uncertain status. Hoehnea 4: 71–413, 167 figs. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. [see pp. 144–145]
Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana Nueva Serie, 7(2): 208–278. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2019.72.861 . Appendix 1 (PDF) Catalogue on BHL. Reference page. [see App. I, p. 716]

Links

Carvalho-Silva, M., Monteiro, D. & Marcusso, G.M. 2026. Peperomia pseudoestrellensis. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 10 April 2026.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Peperomia pseudoestrellensis. Accessed: 2026 April 10.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Peperomia tenuissima. Accessed: 2026 April 9.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Peperomia pseudoestrellensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 10. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Peperomia tenuissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Peperomia pseudoestrellensis. Published online. Accessed: 10 April 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Peperomia tenuissima. Published online. Accessed: 9 April 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Peperomia pseudoestrellensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 April 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Peperomia tenuissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 April 2026. Reference page.