BISH 169502Botany

Peperomia ponapensis

As recorded: Peperomia ponapensis C.DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 34027
Date: January 7, 1952
Locality: Lae Islet.
Island: Lae Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Yuncker, T.G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Peperomia ponapensis · collected 1933–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 7, 1952, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Peperomia ponapensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2011-09-19.

2011-09-19

Kosrae, Micronesia

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

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

Cite this specimen

Peperomia ponapensis. BISH 169502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956403141. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169502.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956403141 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026