
Peperomia
‘ala‘alawainui
As recorded: Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 10132
- Date
- July 1, 1906
- Locality
- Toovii Plateau; L'Économie Rurale
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1906, Perlman, S. also collected 19 other specimens.
Peperomia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1906. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,884 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Biologi UGM, Sendowo, Sinduadi, Kec. Mlati, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
(c) tsvibi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Quezon City, PH-MM, PH
(c) grant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Quezon City, PH-MM, PH
(c) grant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mundoolun QLD, Australia
(c) PeterCopping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Veracruz, MX
(c) Sarahi Colorado, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Great Barrier Island, Auckland, NZ
(c) nz-flora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia. BISH 1001079. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956662906. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1001079.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956662906 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
