Peperomia curticaulis 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 RÃÂo Pichis, Peru at an altitude of 30 meters.
Peperomia curticaulis is a glabrous herb with a short, thick stem bearing few leaves. The alternate leaves are broadly ovate, obtuse, with a rounded or shortly cordate base, measuring 7âÂÂ10 cm long and 7âÂÂ9 cm wide. They are 7-nerved, with both the midrib and lateral nerves branching. The petiole is 7 cm long. The terminal spikes are 120 mm long and 3 mm thick, with somewhat spaced flowers, and are borne on a peduncle 1âÂÂ2 cm long. The ovary is ovoid, somewhat mucronate, with an oblique stigma.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith.
It is endemic in Peru. It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes. It got its epithet from the Latin + , referring to the plant's characteristic short and thick stem that distinguish this species.
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.