BISH 169773Botany

Piper ponapense

As recorded: Piper ponapense C.DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: Takamatsu, M.
Collector number: 633
Date: February 8, 1936
Locality: Param
Island: Pohnpei
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Yuncker, T.G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

91 Bishop specimens of Piper ponapense · collected 1913–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 8, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Piper ponapense observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20

POHNPEI COMFSM

(c) Marco Samuel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-28

Pohnpei, FM

(c) cathleenmudong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-05

FM

(c) racharley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-01-24

Madolenimw Municipality, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

(c) Nicole Pelep, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-03-07

Pohnpei, 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

Piper ponapense. BISH 169773. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956531218. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/169773.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956531218 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026