Peperomia pachiteana 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 RÃÂo Pachitea, Peru at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level.
Peperomia pachiteana is a creeping or pendulous, epiphytic herb that is glabrous except for the branches, which bear an evanescent, minute crisp pubescence. The alternate leaves are ovate, acuminate, with a rounded to nearly truncate base, measuring 5âÂÂ7 cm long and 3âÂÂ3.5 cm wide. They have obscure pinnate venation and, when dry, are thin, opaque, and dark brown. The petiole is 1 cm long. The spikes are borne in pairs, terminating a short, 2-bracteate branchlet. They are 25 mm long and 1 mm thick, with short peduncles.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Albert Charles Smith.
The epithet pachiteana 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 has been assessed as threatened in a preliminary report.