Peperomia drapeta

The type specimen were collected near Huacachi, Peru, at an altitude of . Peperomia drapeta is a moderately small, diffuse, tree-dwelling herb. When dry, the somewhat slender, angled stem is 1–2 mm thick, with densely interwoven branches, the sterile tips of which are crisp-villous. The alternate leaves are round to ovate and somewhat acuminate, with the longer leaves having a somewhat acute base. They are small, measuring 1–3.5 cm long and 1.5–2 cm wide, and are somewhat opaque when dry. The leaves are 3–5-nerved, with crisp pubescence above or glabrescent except on the nerves. The depressed-pilose petiole is about 1 cm long. The terminal and axillary spikes are 30–50 mm long and 1 mm thick, with loosely arranged flowers, and are borne on a 5 mm peduncle that is sparsely soft-pilose to glabrate. The berries are rounded-ovoid, mucronate, with a subapical stigma. ==Taxonomy and naming==

It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in '''', from specimens collected by James Francis Macbride. It got its epithet from the Greek wikt:drapeta, referring to its sprawling, diffuse growth habit. ==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. ==References==