The type specimen were collected near
Tailevu, Fiji.
Peperomia disticha is an epiphytic herb that grows over tall, with
stems branching from the base and reaching about 3 mm in thickness when dry. The stems are densely covered in crisp, curly
hairs less than 0.25 mm long. Its
leaves are arranged alternately in two distinct rows (distichous) and are elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate in shape, measuring long and wide. Each leaf features a long-acuminate, slightly sickle-shaped tip and an acute base. The upper and lower surfaces are pubescent, with fine hairs along the ciliolate edges. The leaves are palmately 5-nerved, with translucent tissue and no glandular dots.
Petioles are up to 5 mm long. The
inflorescence consists of small
spikes long and about 1 mm in diameter, borne in axillary panicle-like clusters of 3–5 spikes. The
floral bracts are round-peltate, and the
drupes are turbinate to subglobose, roughly 0.75 mm long, with an apical
stigma. This species is distinguished by its crisp pubescence, two-ranked leaf arrangement, and notably short spikes. It bears some resemblance to
Peperomia lasiostigma, but differs in its hair type and generally shorter spikes. ==Taxonomy and naming==