Peperomia macbrideana

The type specimen were collected at near Huacachi, Peru at an altitude of 1950 meters above sea level. Peperomia macbrideana is a rather large, ascending herb with a somewhat thick stem, 3–6 mm in diameter, with short, glabrate internodes. The leaves are alternate or occasionally subopposite, round-elliptic to orbicular, rounded at both ends, and medium-sized, measuring 4–6 cm long and 3.5–5 cm wide. They are palmately 5-nerved, with branched nerves, and have rust-colored villous hairs on the underside along the nerves. The slender petiole is 3–8 cm long, shorter on the upper leaves. The spikes are congested in a spicate arrangement at the apex of a pilose branchlet. When young, they are barely 5 mm long. ==Taxonomy and naming==

It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in '''', from specimens collected by James Francis Macbride. The epithet macbrideana honors the collector of the type specimen. ==Distribution and habitat==

It is endemic to Peru. It grows as an epiphytic herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes. ==Conservation==

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