Peperomia elegantifolia

The type specimen were collected near San Roque, Peru, at an altitude of . Peperomia elegantifolia is a medium-sized, glabrous, forest-dwelling herb. The alternate leaves are lanceolate to typically lanceolate-obovate, somewhat acute, with a cuneate base, measuring long and wide. They are pinnately nerved from the lower half. The petiole is barely 1 cm long. The spikes are borne in pairs in the axils on slender peduncles. The branching structure is complex: a main peduncle about 3 cm long may bear the spikes, or a longer peduncle may terminate in a reduced leaf and then the spikes. The ultimate peduncles bearing the spikes are 5–10 mm long. ==Taxonomy and naming==

It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in '''', from specimens collected by Llewelyn Williams. It got its epithet from the Latin wikt:elegans + wikt:folia, referring to the plant's elegant foliage. ==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==