Peperomia hyporhoda 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 JunÃÂn region of Peru.
Peperomia hyporhoda is a simple, medium-sized, rhizomatous-ascending herb with a stem 2âÂÂ3 mm thick, more or less covered in crisp pubescence. The alternate leaves are somewhat elliptic, obtuse or somewhat acuminate, with an acute base, measuring 2.5âÂÂ4 cm long and 2âÂÂ3 cm wide. They are 3- or less distinctly 5-nerved, and are granular-punctulate when dry. When live, the underside is red, though it turns brownish upon drying. The crisp-pubescent petiole is about 1 cm long. Two apical spikes are present, each 100 mm long and 3 mm thick, bearing pseudopedicels, and are borne on a peduncle 10âÂÂ15 mm long.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith. The epithet hyporhoda is derived from the Greek hypo and rhodon, referring to the distinctive red color of the undersides of the living leaves.
It is endemic to Peru. It grows on a terrestrial or epiphyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.