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Peperomia macraeana
As recorded: Peperomia macraeana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Henrickson, J.S.
- Collector number
- 4100
- Date
- August 7, 1969
- Locality
- 10 mi E of Kulani, Prison Rd.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 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 August 7, 1969, Henrickson, J.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Peperomia macraeana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.

2026-07-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia macraeana. BISH 36041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956497606. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36041.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956497606 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
