BISH 169336Botany

Peperomia reineckei

As recorded: Peperomia reineckei C.DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 3109
Date: November 6, 1931
Locality: Above Salailua.
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 1,450 m
Identified by: Yuncker, T.G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

21 Bishop specimens of Peperomia reineckei · collected 1924–2016Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 6, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Peperomia reineckei observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-13.

2025-06-13

Tuamasaga, Samoa

(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-06-15

Vaisigano, Samoa

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-06-07

Upolu, Samoa

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Peperomia reineckei. BISH 169336. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956213503. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169336.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956213503 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026