13. Peperomia rotundata Kunth. Nov. Gen & Sp. [Humboldt] 1: 67, tab.12. 1815.

Fig. 5H

Piper rotundatum (Kunth) Poir., Lam. Encycl. Meth. Suppl. 4: 468. 1816. Type: Based on Peperomia rotundata Kunth.

Piper villosum Rich. mss. in herb. Francov. in DC. Prodr. 16(1):442. 1869. Type: Based on Peperomia rotundata Kunth.

Type.

Colombia, dept. Cauca: "Crescit in excelsis regni Novogranatensis, inter Pansitara et vallem Yacanocatu, alt. 980 hexap. Floret Novembri." [Grows in elevations of the Kingdom of New Granade, between Pacitará and the Yacanocatu valley, at 1800 m, Flowers in November], Humboldt s/n, (holotype: B [lost?]; isolectotype: P!)

Distribution and habitat.

Montane forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia: rare, but uniformly distributed, terrestrial in shaded places growing on humus.

Note.

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

Specimen examined.

Peru, dept. Cajamarca, prov. San Miguel, dist. Unión Agua Blanca: El Tingo, camino a Taulis, [on the way to Taulis] 3175 m, [06°59'26"S, 79°01'21"W], 18 Feb 2000, E. Rodríguez et al. 2366 (HUT 37499, F, M, MO).