BISH 410813Botany

Piper ponapense

As recorded: Piper ponapense C.DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 47448
Date: August 23, 1965
Locality: Du'ebachel beach, E end of Aulupse'el Island
Island: Ulebeschel Island
Region: Palau
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

91 Bishop specimens of Piper ponapense · collected 1913–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 23, 1965, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 23 other specimens.

Piper ponapense observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20

POHNPEI COMFSM

(c) Marco Samuel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-28

Pohnpei, FM

(c) cathleenmudong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-05

FM

(c) racharley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-01-24

Madolenimw Municipality, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

(c) Nicole Pelep, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-03-07

Pohnpei, Micronesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Piper ponapense. BISH 410813. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956188428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410813.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956188428 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026