Peperomia debilipes 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 Yapas, Peru, at an altitude of .
Peperomia debilipes is a small, epiphytic, rhizomatous-ascending, glabrous plant with a stem 2âÂÂ3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are oblanceolate-obovate, obtuse, with a cuneate base, measuring 2âÂÂ3 cm long and 1âÂÂ2 cm wide. They are 5-nerved, drying to an opaque olive-green, and are described as having red veins on the underside when living. The very slender petiole is 10âÂÂ15 mm long. The terminal spikes are 45 mm long and 3 mm thick, with short pseudopedicels, and are borne on a filiform peduncle 2 cm long.
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 + , referring to the very slender, delicate petioles and peduncles.
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.