Peperomia fundus-oculi Pino, Samain & E.Suclli

, Haseltonia 29: 31 (2022).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77317643-1
Publication
Haseltonia: Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Journal
Collation
29: 31
Date of Publication
17 Nov 2022
Family as entered in IPNI
Piperaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
G. Pino & E. Suclli M. 3340
Locality
Dept. Ayacucho, Prov. La Mar, Dist. Anco, road from Chiquintirca to San Antonio (VRAEM), 15 km past the hamlet of Tojate, on a natural rock cutting next to waterfall, 2010 m
Collection Date
4 Nov 2021
Type Herbaria
holotype USM 327380
Latitude
12° 57' 55" S
Longitude
73° 38' 29" W
Distribution Of Types
Peru (Western South America, Southern America)

Remarks

doi:10.2985/026.029.0105 Etymology: name recalls the resemblance of its most notable feature: the pattern of its leaves to the human eye fundus (Latin, 'fundus oculi'), where the whitish spot 'Macula' of the plant looks like the blind spot of the eye fundus.