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Peperomia leptostachya
Slender Peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H.Huber
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 549
- Date
- June 12, 1974
- Locality
- National Park, Kipuka Puaulu trail, few meters up from #9 signpost, to R
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,066 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 12, 1974, Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 8 other specimens.
Peperomia leptostachya observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 136 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
California Ave + Makaweo Ave, Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Hoopii Falls Trailhead, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Drew Dispennette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia leptostachya. BISH 410682. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673916. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410682.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956673916 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026