Peperomia curtipes is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Bolivia and Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.
Description The type specimen were collected near San Nicolás, Peru, at an altitude of .
Peperomia curtipes is an almost stemless, glabrous herb. The alternate leaves are rounded, somewhat acuminate, with a cordate base where the sinus is nearly closed. They measure long and wide, and are palmately 9-nerved (or the midrib may be obscurely branched above). When dry, the leaves turn a dark brown. The petiole is very long, . The spikes are long and 2 mm thick or larger, with what appears to be an elongated peduncle. The ovary is globose with a subapical stigma.
Taxonomy and naming It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in , from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip and Dorothea Eliza Smith. It got its epithet from the Latin curtus + pes, meaning "short-footed", referring to the stemless habit of this species.
Subtaxa Following subtaxa are accepted. Peperomia curtipes var. contracta
Distribution and habitat It is endemic in Bolivia and 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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