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Peperomia membranacea
As recorded: Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3205
- Date
- December 20, 1959
- Locality
- Kaala, Waianae Mts., Dupont ridge trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Artemisia australis
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Asplenium caudatum
Botany
Asplenium contiguum
Botany
Asplenium kokeense
Botany
Bidens torta
Botany
Boehmeria grandis
Botany
Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Coprosma longifolia
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Dryopteris fuscoatra
Botany
Dryopteris sandwicensis
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassifolium
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Peperomia membranacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-09.
2026-04-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-01
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia membranacea. BISH 19041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956668177. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19041.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956668177 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026