Peperomia esperanzana is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Costa Rica and Panama. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.
Description The type specimen was collected in La Esperanza, Costa Rica.
Peperomia esperanzana is a rather large, divaricately branched herb that grows on trees. The stem is moderately stout at 2 to 4 millimeters thick, densely covered with crisped or wavy hairs, or becoming nearly hairless. The leaves are opposite, round or orbicular in shape, measuring 1 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter, with rather obscure 5 nerves. They are sometimes crisped-hairy at the base and along the nerves. The petiole is scarcely 3 millimeters long and crisped-hairy. The spikes grow at the stem tips and from the leaf axils, measuring 2 by 40 to 60 millimeters, with rather loosely spaced flowers and stout false stalks. The peduncle is about 5 millimeters long and hairless. The floral bracts are round and shield-shaped (peltate). The berries are round with a small point. The stigma is oblique.
Taxonomy and naming It was described in 1929 by William Trelease in . The epithet esperanzana refers to La Esperanza.
Distribution and habitat It is endemic in Costa Rica and Panama. It grows as an epiphyte and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.
Conservation This species is assessed as Threatened.
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