Peperomia curruciformis is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.
Description The type specimen were collected near La Merced, Peru, at an altitude of .
Peperomia curruciformis is a terrestrial, creeping, glabrous herb. The leaves are broadly ovate to deltoid-ovate, obtuse, with a truncate-cordate base, measuring 5–6 cm long and 4–6 cm wide. They are 7-nerved, with the inner lateral nerves confluent with the midrib. When dry, they are opaque, olive-green, and granular in texture. The petiole is 2–3 cm long. The spikes are borne in pairs at the apex of a 4 cm long, divergent sympodial stem, curving upward. They are 60–70 mm long and 3 mm thick, with a peduncle 15–20 mm long. The berries are ellipsoid and beaked, with the stigma inserted at the base of the beak.
Taxonomy and naming It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in , from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip and Dorothea Eliza Smith.
Distribution and habitat It is endemic in Peru. It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.
Conservation This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report.
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