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Macropiper excelsum
As recorded: Macropiper excelsum (G.Forst.) Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- McComish, J.D.
- Collector number
- 13
- Date
- October 1, 1936
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1936, McComish, J.D. also collected 16 other specimens.
Macropiper excelsum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,280 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
North Island, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Frazer Dale Biodiversity Guy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Puriri Bay Rd, Great Barrier Island, Auckland, NZ
(c) nz-flora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Park Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) alexpimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Hillsdale Road, Hillsborough, Auckland 1042, New Zealand
(c) Derek Craig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macropiper excelsum. BISH 406247. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956493837. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/406247.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956493837 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
