Peperomia apurimacana

Peperomia apurimacana is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru.^[1][2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.^[1] Its conservation status is Threatened.^[3]

The type specimen were collected near Carrapa, Peru, at an altitude of 1,500 meters (4,900 ft).^[4]

Peperomia apurimacana is a tall, succulent epiphyte with a branching growth form. Its stems are 2 to 4 mm thick and covered in a curly, woolly pubescence. The leaves are opposite in arrangement, somewhat rhombic-elliptical in shape, with both ends tapering to a sharp point. The lower leaves are reduced and obovate with a truncate tip. Leaf blades range from 3 cm long and 1 cm wide to as large as 5 cm (2.0 in) long and 3 cm (1.2 in) wide, featuring three prominent nerves. They bear a persistent curly pubescence and appear thin when dried. The petioles are also curly-pubescent and vary from 5 to 10 mm long, occasionally reaching up to 15 mm. The flower spikes are terminal and axillary, thread-like in form, measuring 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) long with somewhat loosely arranged flowers. Each flower is accompanied by short pseudopedicels. The spikes are borne on a translucent, minutely pubescent peduncle 10 to 15 mm long. The floral bracts are rounded and peltate, shield-shaped with the peduncle attached at the center.^[4]

It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13, from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith.^[5] It got its name from the location where the type specimen was collected.^[4]

It is endemic in Peru.^[2] It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb.^[1][4] It grows on wet tropical biomes.^[1]

This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.^[3]