Peperomia tetraphylla
acorn peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Maireau, J.Jean Maireau →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 15623
- Date
- July 20, 1934
- Locality
- North slope of Mt. Lekie, on crotch of tree.
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1934, St.John, H.; Maireau, J. also collected 13 other specimens.
Peperomia tetraphylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Peperomia tetraphylla. BISH 169301. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956596358. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169301.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956596358 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026