Peperomia curtipes is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Bolivia & Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.
The type specimen were collected near San Nicolás, Peru at an altitude of 1100 meters.
Peperomia curtipes is an almost stemless, glabrous herb. The alternate leaves are rounded, somewhat acuminate, with a cordate base where the sinus is nearly closed. They measure 8âÂÂ13 cm long and 8âÂÂ12 cm wide, and are palmately 9-nerved (or the midrib may be obscurely branched above). When dry, the leaves turn a dark brown. The petiole is very long, 15âÂÂ20 cm. The spikes are 50 mm long and 2 mm thick or larger, with what appears to be an elongated peduncle. The ovary is globose with a subapical stigma.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith. It got its epithet from the Latin + , meaning "short-footed", referring to the stemless habit of this species.
Following subtaxa are accepted.
It is endemic in Bolivia & 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.