BISH 169564Botany

Peperomia kusaiensis

As recorded: Peperomia kusaiensis Hosok.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 26604
Date: August 20, 1946
Locality: N ridge of Mt. Matanta (Buache), above Tafonshak Village, N side of island.
Island: Kosrae
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Yuncker, T.G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

3 Bishop specimens of Peperomia kusaiensis · collected 1936–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 20, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Peperomia kusaiensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2009-03-17.

2009-03-17

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 kusaiensis. BISH 169564. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956526847. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169564.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956526847 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026