Peperomia exiliramea

The type specimen were collected near Santa Rosa, Peru, at an altitude of . Peperomia exiliramea is a rather large, glabrous, epiphytic herb with a stem about 3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are elliptic, acutely acuminate, with an acute base, measuring long and wide. They are slenderly pinnate-nerved from the lower half and, when dry, are thin in texture. The petiole is 1–2 cm long. The solitary spikes terminate short, leafless sympodial branchlets that are about the same length as the spike and bear two narrow bracts at the base. The spikes are long and 2 mm thick or larger. The ovary is rounded with an acute, somewhat beak-like tip. ==Taxonomy and naming==

It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in '''', from specimens collected by Ellsworth Paine Killip & Dorothea Eliza Smith. It got its epithet from the Latin wikt:exilis + wikt:ramus, referring to the slender, leafless branchlets that bear the spikes. ==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==