Peperomia leptostachya
Slender Peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.
- Collector number
- 534
- Date
- July 15, 1921
- Locality
- High elevation.
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 15, 1921, Brown, F.B.H. also collected 21 other specimens.
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Cyathula prostrata
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Diplazium harpeodes
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Fimbristylis juncea
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Glochidion marchionicum
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Hymenophyllum fumarioides
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Inocarpus fagifer
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Myrsine adamsonii
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Ochrosia brownii
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Oxalis corniculata
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Pseudelephantopus spicatus
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Pterophylla marquesana
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Pterophylla marquesana
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Pterophylla marquesana
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Sida rhombifolia
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Stephania japonica
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Waltheria tomentosa
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Peperomia leptostachya observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Jervis Bay, NSW, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Flinders Peak Conservation Park, Peak Crossing, QLD, AU
(c) cjmp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa
(c) murraykeeton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Dorrigo Mountain NSW 2453, Australia
(c) Andrew Thornhill, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
Dorrigo National Park, Dorrigo Mountain, NSW, AU
(c) raday, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Peperomia leptostachya. BISH 169202. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956140869. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169202.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956140869 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026