Peperomia puberulipes 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 Piedra Grande, Peru at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level.
Peperomia puberulipes is a moderately small, diffuse, essentially glabrous herb with a somewhat slender stem 2âÂÂ3 mm thick, grooved when dry. The leaves are typically in whorls of 3âÂÂ4 at the nodes. They are rhombic, obtuse, with an acute base, small, measuring 2âÂÂ2.5 cm long and 1âÂÂ1.5 cm wide. When dry, they are more or less revolute, 3- or obscurely 5-nerved. The very short petiole is about 2 mm long and, along with the midrib beneath, is microscopically puberulous. The terminal spikes are 100 mm long and 2 mm thick, densely flowered, with a peduncle as thick as the spike, 3.5 cm long. The anthers are oblong, about 0.5 mm long.
It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in ', from specimens collected by James Francis Macbride.
The epithet combines puberulus (minutely pubescent) and pes (foot), referring to the minutely hairy petioles and peduncles.
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.