
Piper interruptum
As recorded: Piper interruptum Opiz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Floyd, A.G.
- Collector number
- 3462
- Date
- July 28, 1954
- Locality
- Galilo Village, near Cape Hoskins
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Gardner, R.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1954, Floyd, A.G. also collected 15 other specimens.
Piper interruptum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-16.

2025-05-16
Santa Rosa (Kaynatuan), Itbayat, Batanes, 菲律賓
(c) galanhsnu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-10
952台灣台東縣蘭嶼鄉朗島村
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-27
Brinsmead QLD, Australia
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2021-03-16
Cape Tribulation Rd, Kimberley QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Tony Eales, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Piper interruptum. BISH 169669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956329084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169669.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956329084 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
