Peperomia percalvescens

Peperomia percalvescens is a species of terrestrial or epiphytic herb in the genus Peperomia that is native to Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.

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The type specimen were collected at Tarapoto, Peru at an altitude of 360-900 meters above sea level. Peperomia percalvescens is a pendulous herb that is glabrous except for scattered, transient, slightly crisp-silky hairs. The firm stem is 2–3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are ovate, somewhat obtuse, with a rounded or obscurely cordulate base, measuring 4 cm long and 2 cm wide. They are pinnately nerved and, when dry, are leathery, opaque, and brown on the underside. The petiole is 5–10 mm long. The solitary spikes are terminal or terminate a deciduous, 2-bracteate branchlet about 1 cm long. They are slender, 150 mm long, reaching 5 mm thick in fruit, and are borne on a 10 mm peduncle. The berries are oblong with an oblique, acute shield bearing the central stigma.

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