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| Piper saurodermus Ortiz-Rodr. & J.R.Carral, in Ortiz-Rodriguez, Carral-Domínguez, Amancio, Hurtado-Reveles et Martínez-Velarde, 2025. |
Summary
Piper saurodermus (Piperaceae), a new peltate-leaved species endemic to Mexico, is described and illustrated. In the context of the genus, the new species presents a unique combination of morphological features. These include its creeping habit, strongly bullate and densely pubescent leaves with an arcuate venation pattern, short stipitate inflorescences, glabrous flower bracts and the ornamented surface of its fruits. Based on the criteria established by IUCN, it is provisionally determined that the species is Critically Endangered [CR B2ab(ii,iii,v)].
Key Words: Conservation, floristic refuge, karst, neotropics
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| Piper saurodermus. A habit, a creeping understory plant; B peltate leaf with strongly bullate surface and arcuate venation pattern; C short stipitate inflorescence; D close-up of the inflorescence, note the glabrous bracts; E infructescence and ornamented fruit (inset). photos: A – B Leopoldo Hurtado Reveles; C – E Rodrigo Carral Domínguez. |
Piper saurodermus Ortiz-Rodr. & J.R.Carral sp. nov.
Andrés Ernesto Ortiz-Rodriguez, José Rodrigo Carral-Domínguez, Guadalupe Amancio, Leopoldo Hurtado-Reveles and María Fernanda Martínez-Velarde. 2025. Piper saurodermus (Piperaceae), A New Peltate-leaved Species restricted to the Tropical Rainforest of southern Mexico. Kew Bulletin. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s12225-024-10236-x
