Peperomia obscurifolia C.Dc.

sparsely hairy along the nerves near the base, the nerves beneath usually sparsely hairy, ciliolate toward the apex, drying rather firm, subtranslucent, usually darker above, lighter beneath; petioles mostly 3-5 mm. long, channelled above, villous or with ciliate margins; spikes axillary and terminal, 1-1.5 mm. thick X 6-8 cm. long, rather closely flowered; peduncles 5-10 mm. long, soft-hairy; bracts round-peltate; fruit globose, about 0.5 mm. long, eventually on pseudopedicels, apex oblique, stigma subapical.