Peperomia incisa is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic from Nicaragua to Colombia. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.
Description The type specimen was collected in Quebrada Serena, Costa Rica at an altitude of 700 meters.
Peperomia incisa is a rather small, creeping, hairless herb that grows on trees. The stem is thread-like. The leaves are alternate, shaped either obovate or oblong-obovate, with a notched tip and an acute base. They are small at 5 by 7 to 7 by 13 millimeters, opaque, with indistinct 3 nerves and impressed small dots beneath. The petiole is 3 to 5 millimeters long. The inflorescence is unknown.
Taxonomy and naming It was described in 1929 by William Trelease in . The epithet incisa comes from the Latin incisus meaning "cut into" or "notched", referring to the notched tip of the leaves.
Distribution and habitat It is endemic in Nicaragua to Colombia. It grows as an epiphyte and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.
Conservation This species is assessed as Threatened.
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