This member of the Peperomiaceae* family was given this name by Ricardo Callejas Posada in 2011. It is found in the grasslands of Costa Rica, growing in a rich soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow from 0,5 to one centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to three centimetres in height. The flowers are light yellowish-green.

The genera name means 'pepper-like', not as to appearance but as to kinship. The species name refers to the habitat of this species: Open grasslands of paramo-like vegetation.

')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is Peperomiaceae now part of the Piperaceae.