Peperomia naevifolia 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 the Huacapistana, Peru at an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level.
Peperomia naevifolia is a somewhat small, stoloniferous, terrestrial herb with more or less branched, erect stems that are angled when dry. The leaves are in whorls of 3âÂÂ4 at the nodes. They are lanceolate-elliptic to somewhat obovate, obtuse, with an acute base, measuring 10âÂÂ12 mm long and 5âÂÂ10 mm wide. The underside is granular and sprinkled with papillae tipped with bristle-like hairs. The leaves are obscurely about 3-nerved. The petiole is 1âÂÂ2 mm long. The (apparently terminal) spikes are 20 mm long and 1 mm thick, with a peduncle about the same length. The rachis is velvety.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Albert Charles Smith.
The epithet is derived from the Latin naevus and folia, referring to the spotted or granular appearance of the leaf undersurface with its distinctive papillae.
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.