The
type specimen were collected near
Carrapa, Peru, at an altitude of .
Peperomia apurimacana is a tall, succulent epiphyte with a branching growth form. Its
stems are 2 to 4 mm thick and covered in a curly, woolly
pubescence. The
leaves are opposite in arrangement, somewhat rhombic-elliptical in shape, with both ends tapering to a sharp point. The lower leaves are reduced and obovate with a truncate tip. Leaf blades range from 3 cm long and 1 cm wide to as large as long and wide, featuring
three prominent nerves. They bear a persistent curly pubescence and appear thin when dried. The
petioles are also curly-pubescent and vary from 5 to 10 mm long, occasionally reaching up to 15 mm. The
flower spikes are terminal and axillary, thread-like in form, measuring long with somewhat loosely arranged flowers. Each
flower is accompanied by short pseudopedicels. The spikes are borne on a translucent, minutely pubescent
peduncle 10 to 15 mm long. The
floral bracts are rounded and peltate, shield-shaped with the peduncle attached at the center. ==Taxonomy and naming==