
Peperomia oahuensis
As recorded: Peperomia oahuensis C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, Edward Yataro
- Collector number
- 1064
- Date
- June 11, 1933
- Locality
- Waipio, Kipapa Gulch, second north fork.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Oahu, Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 427 m
- Identified by
- Allan Bornstein
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Peperomia oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-26.

2025-12-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia oahuensis. BISH 103135041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4061945717. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/103135041.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4061945717 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
