Peperomia fraseri C.DC., J. Bot. 4: 134. 1866.

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

5. Peperomia fraseri C.DC., J. Bot. 4: 134. 1866.

Fig. 5B

Peperomia rugosa Tafalla. Flora Huayaquilensis 1:12. 1989, nom. ined.

Peperomia resediflora Linden & André, Ill. Hort. 17: 135-137. fig. 26. 1870. [As resedaeflora] Type: (iconotype): Illustr. Hortic. 17: fig. 26.

Peperomia fraseri var. resedaeflora C.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 703. 1897.Type: Based on Peperomia resediflora Linden & André.

Peperomia fraseri var. peltata Yunck., Piperac. N. South Amer. 2: 740. 1950. Type: Ecuador, Loja, Horta-Naque, Espinosa 859 (holotype: ILL, isotype: NY).

Peperomia treleasei Standl. & Steyerm., Fieldiana, Bot. 24(3): 273. 1952. Type: Guatemala (cultivated), Steyermark 46298 (holotype: F).

Peperomia fraseri var. guayasana Trel., nom. herb. [ Mathieu (2007)]. Type: Ecuador, Guayas, Haught 3022 (holotype: US).

Type.

Ecuador, sine loco: Fraser s/n, (lectotype, designated by Mathieu and Callejas (2006: 351-352: G-DC!, isotypes: BM, G-DC)).

Distribution and habitat.

Ecuador (120-2100 m, prov. Loja, El Oro, Guayas, Chimborazo and Manabí). Peru, 500-1600 m in departments Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, and eastern Cajamarca along the Saña River valley, on rocky soil, shaded by trees and shrubs. This is the southernmost location of this species.

Specimens examined.

Peru, dept. Lambayeque, prov. Chiclayo, dist. Oyotún: road from Oyotún to El Espinal , 515 m, 06°48'30.3"S, 79°11'08"W, 26 Jul 2020, G. Pino & L.E. Alomía 3236 (USM 325348); Dept. Cajamarca, prov. Santa Cruz, dist. Catache: road from Cayaltí to La Florida, 8.4 km from La Florida, 497 m, 06°50'51.6"S, 79°09'53.7"W, 1 Mar 2009, G.Mathieu & L. Symmank 160 (USM 255770); road from Espinal to La Florida, 521 m, 06°51'14.2"S, 79°09'45"W, 28 Aug 2022, G. Pino et al. 3636; Same road, 527 m, 06°51'16"S, 79°09'44"W, 28 Aug 2022, G. Pino et al. 3626. Same road, 570 m, 06°51'14.1"S, 79°09'23.1"W, 26 Jul 2020, G. Pino & L.E. Alomía 3231 (USM 325349) .

Note.

This species belongs to Peperomia subg. Panicularia Miq. ( Frenzke et al. 2015).

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.