Peperomia mishuyacana is a species of terrestrial or epiphytic herb in the genus Peperomia that is native to Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.
The type specimen were collected at Mishuyacu, Peru at an altitude of 100 meters above sea level.
Peperomia mishuyacana is a rather large, creeping, glabrous herb, though the nodes may be sparsely puberulous. The stem is 2âÂÂ8 mm thick. The leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3. They are ovate, somewhat bluntly acuminate, with an acute base, measuring 5âÂÂ6 cm long and 2.5âÂÂ3 cm wide. They are 3âÂÂ5-nerved, and when dry are somewhat thin, opaque, with an olive-green, minutely granular underside. The petiole is 5 mm long. The inflorescence was not seen on the type specimen.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by Guillermo Klug.
The epithet is derived from the type locality.
It is native to Peru. It grows as a terrestrial or epiphytic herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.
This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.