Peperomia leptostachya
Slender Peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; R.CowanR.Cowan →Harold St.John →
- Date
- December 22, 1946
- Locality
- Kapoho, 1/4 mi. E of Crater, Puna
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawai`i, United States
- Identified by
- D.Herbst, S.Sohmer & W.L.WagnerS. D.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Peperomia leptostachya observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Peperomia leptostachya. BISH 412305. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37964307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412305.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37964307 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026