BISH 169266Botany

Peperomia tetraphylla

acorn peperomia

As recorded: Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: Quayle, E.H.
Collector number: 53
Date: August 1, 1922
Locality: Pirae-Moua Aorai Trail.
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

224 Bishop specimens of Peperomia tetraphylla · collected 1854–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1922, Quayle, E.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Peperomia tetraphylla observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,823 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Sendero del Elefante, San Lorenzo, Salta, AR

(c) Facundo Varela Barros, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Parque Nacional Cañón del Río Blanco, Orizaba, Ver., MX

(c) Angelica Ramos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, South Africa

(c) Joan Greeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Keja Araba, Etiopien

(c) Kristoffer Hylander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

New South Wales, AU

(c) Tom Fletcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Border Track from Lions Road East

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Peperomia tetraphylla. BISH 169266. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169266.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956207966 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026