Peperomia nigricans

Peperomia nigricans 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 La Merced, Peru at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level. Peperomia nigricans is a medium-sized, more or less branched, erect herb with a stem 3–4 mm thick covered in crisp pubescence. The alternate leaves are round-ovate, abruptly somewhat acute at both ends, measuring 3.5–4 cm long and 3–4 cm wide. They are slenderly 5-nerved, with the midrib obscurely branched, and when dry are thin, opaque, and dark brown. The underside is blackish-granular and crisp-pubescent, especially along the nerves. The crisp-pubescent petiole is 1–3 mm long. The inflorescence was not seen on the type specimen.

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