Peperomia leptostachya
Slender Peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H.Huber
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 15984
- Date
- August 5, 1934
- Locality
- S slope of Pic Rouge.
- Island
- Raivavae
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 70 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Carica papaya
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Curcuma longa
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Peperomia leptostachya observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. 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 169244. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956620595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169244.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956620595 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026