Peperomia crinigera

The type specimen were collected near Palca, Peru. Peperomia crinigera is a moderately tall, more or less branched, ascending herb. The stem is 2–3 mm thick and covered with stiff, crisp hairs. The leaves are in whorls of about 5 at the nodes. They are elliptic-subobovate, obtuse, with a somewhat acute base, measuring 10–16 mm long and 6–8 mm wide. The leaves are obscurely 3-nerved and covered with crisp, hispid hairs. The crisp-pilose petiole is about 3 mm long. The spikes are terminal and from the upper axils, reaching 60 mm in length and 1 mm in thickness, with loosely inserted flowers. The peduncle is 1–2 cm long and also covered with stiff, crisp hairs. ==Taxonomy and naming==

It was described in 1936 by William Trelease in '''', from specimens collected by Frank Lincoln Stevens. It got its epithet from the Latin wikt:crinis + wikt:gero, meaning "hair-bearing". ==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==