Peperomia blepharipus is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.
The type specimen were collected near Yurimaguas, Peru, at an altitude of .
Peperomia blepharipus is a moderately tall, erect, epiphytic herb with a mostly unbranched stem, 2âÂÂ3 mm thick. It is largely hairless except for the distinctive crisp-ciliate hairs on its petioles and their decurrent (extending down the stem) lines. The alternate leaves are lanceolate and pointed at both ends, measuring long and wide. They are 3âÂÂ5-nerved from near the base, with the midrib obscurely branched above. When dry, the leaves are thin and opaque. The petioles are clasping and decurrent, varying in length from 5âÂÂ10 mm on most leaves to as long as on others. The spikes are terminal or sympodial, reaching in length and 2 mm in thickness, and are borne on a peduncle about long. The floral bracts are round-peltate.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith. It got its name from the description of the type specimen.
Following subtaxa are accepted.
It is endemic in Peru. It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.