Two new Peperomia (Piperaceae) species from Southern Bahia, Brazil

Abstract

Two new species of Peperomia of mountain forests from southern Bahia state, P. epipremnifolia and P. sulbahiensis, are described and illustrated. Information on their conservation status, habitat, distribution, phenology, and comments on how to differentiate them from closely related taxa is presented. In addition, an identification key to the species of Peperomia from southern Bahia mountain forests is given.

Peperomia crypticola C. DC. (Piperaceae): rediscovery and emended description of a rare species of Southeastern Brazil

“…Carvalho‐Silva and Guimarães, , Carvalho‐Silva et al., , Sarnaglia Junior et al., , Monteiro et al. , Dantas et al., , Marcusso et al., , Monteiro, ). The rediscovery of Peperomia crypticola C.…”

“…In the last years, several new records and new species have been brought to our knowledge, based on recent Brazilian collections (e.g. Carvalho-Silva and Guimarães, 2008, Carvalho-Silva et al, 2013, Sarnaglia Junior et al, 2015, Monteiro et al 2016, Dantas et al, 2017, Marcusso et al, 2018, Monteiro, 2018. The rediscovery of Peperomia crypticola C.…”