Peperomia exiguispica

The type specimen were collected near Puerto Arturo, Peru at an altitude of 155-210 meters. Peperomia exiguispica is a slender, mostly unbranched, rather large, glabrous, tree-dwelling herb with a stem 2–3 mm thick. The alternate leaves are lanceolate-elliptic, somewhat acute at both ends, measuring 4–5 cm long and 2–3 cm wide. They are obscurely 5-nerved, with a glandular-granular texture on the underside, and dry to an opaque finish. The petiole is 10 mm long. The spikes are very slender, 90 mm long, and borne on a 10 mm peduncle. ==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:exiguus + wikt:spica, referring to the very slender, thin 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==