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Peperomia oahuensis
As recorded: Peperomia oahuensis C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Suehiro, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 8, 1933
- Locality
- Kaala, N ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 8, 1933, Suehiro, A. also collected 20 other specimens.
Peperomia oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-26.

2025-12-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia oahuensis. BISH 39853. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455241. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/39853.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956455241 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
