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Peperomia hesperomannii
As recorded: Peperomia hesperomannii Wawra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →
- Collector number
- 291
- Date
- June 7, 1973
- Locality
- Waimea District. About 3/4 mile from Kalalau lookout, along the trail going towards Alakai Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 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 June 7, 1973, Herat, T.; Herat, R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Peperomia hesperomannii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-26.
2026-08-26
Alakai Swamp Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) eplarson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Mohihi-Waialae Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-06-20
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-20
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Peperomia hesperomannii. BISH 407539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648382. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/407539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648382 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026