Macropiper latifolium

As recorded: Macropiper latifolium (L.fil.) Miq.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 15829
Date: August 3, 1934
Locality: Raivavae - S side of pass, S of Raiurura
Island: Raivavae
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 50 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

118 Bishop specimens of Macropiper latifolium · collected 1902–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 3, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Macropiper latifolium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-08.

2026-04-08

Itimarama Road, Cook Islands, CK

(c) bethmannion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-23

Cross-Island Track, Cook Islands, CK

(c) nick_goldwater, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-18

Vaimaanga Tapere, Cook Islands

no rights reserved

2025-01-13

Takuvaine Tapere, Cook Islands

(c) desi_zoology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-26

Cook Islands

(c) jackryderwelch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-22

Avarua, Cook Islands

(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Macropiper latifolium. BISH 169016. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321201. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169016.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956321201 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026