Peperomia herrerae is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic to Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.
The type specimen were collected in the Paucartambo, Peru at an altitude of 3500 meters.
Peperomia herrerae is an ascending, more or less branched, moderately small, glabrous herb with a stem 2âÂÂ3 mm thick. The opposite leaves are elliptic, acute at both ends, measuring 2âÂÂ2.5 cm long and 1âÂÂ1.5 cm wide. They are delicately 3-nerved, with the midrib more or less branched, and when dry are thin and green. The petiole is 2 mm long. The terminal and axillary spikes are somewhat abundant, 40âÂÂ50 mm long and 2 mm thick, with rather loosely arranged flowers, and are borne on a slender peduncle 15 mm long. The berries are rounded-ovoid and mucronate, with a somewhat lobed, subapical stigma.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by Fortunato L. Herrera. The epithet herrerae honors Fortunato L. Herrera, the collector of the type specimen from Paucartambo, Peru.
It is endemic to Peru. It grows on an epiphyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.