Peperomia macbrideana is a species of epiphytic herb 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 at near Huacachi, Peru at an altitude of 1950 meters above sea level.
Peperomia macbrideana is a rather large, ascending herb with a somewhat thick stem, 3âÂÂ6 mm in diameter, with short, glabrate internodes. The leaves are alternate or occasionally subopposite, round-elliptic to orbicular, rounded at both ends, and medium-sized, measuring 4âÂÂ6 cm long and 3.5âÂÂ5 cm wide. They are palmately 5-nerved, with branched nerves, and have rust-colored villous hairs on the underside along the nerves. The slender petiole is 3âÂÂ8 cm long, shorter on the upper leaves. The spikes are congested in a spicate arrangement at the apex of a pilose branchlet. When young, they are barely 5 mm long.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by James Francis Macbride.
The epithet macbrideana honors the collector of the type specimen.
It is endemic to Peru. It grows as an epiphytic herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.