Peperomia fissicola

The type specimen were collected near Huánuco, Peru, at an altitude of . Peperomia fissicola is a moderately tall, glabrous herb that grows quickly erect from rock crevices. The firm stem is about 3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are clustered at the stem apex, recurved, and axe-shaped, pointed at both ends, measuring 15 mm long and 5 mm wide. The petiole is scarcely 5 mm long. The spikes are paniculate, terminating a rather long, slender, few-leaved prolongation of the stem. They are 50 mm long and 1 mm thick, with peduncles about 5 mm long. ==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 Latin fissura + colo'', referring to its habitat growing in rock fissures. ==Distribution and habitat==

It is endemic in Peru. It grows on a lithophyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes. ==Conservation==

This species is assessed as Threatened, in a preliminary report. ==References==