Peperomia bracteispica 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 Nuña, Peru at an altitude of 1950 meters.
Peperomia bracteispica is a small, creeping then ascending, hairless epiphytic herb with a very thin stem, only about 1 mm thick. The leaves are typically arranged in whorls of three. They are obovate in shape, with a truncate and slightly notched tip and a wedge-shaped base. They are quite small, measuring 9âÂÂ11 mm long and 5âÂÂ6 mm wide, with very obscure three-nerved venation. The filiform (thread-like) petioles are 3âÂÂ4 mm long. The terminal spikes are barely 40 mm long and 1 mm thick, with somewhat loosely arranged flowers. The spike is borne on a 5 mm peduncle and is subtended by a single leaf inserted about 15 mm above the uppermost whorl. The rachis is covered in short, stalk-like structures. The floral bracts are round-peltate.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in '. It got its name from the description of the type specimen.
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.