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Peperomia leptostachya

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BISH 412578Botany

Peperomia leptostachya

Slender Peperomia

As recorded: Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H.Huber

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 25253
Date: December 25, 1953
Locality: Kalaupapa Trail
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1793, -156.9938 ± 794 m
Elevation: 61 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

372 Bishop specimens of Peperomia leptostachya · collected 1826–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Peperomia leptostachya observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2005-01-30.

Peperomia leptostachya observed 2005-01-30

2005-01-30

Molokai, Hawaii, USA

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Peperomia leptostachya. BISH 412578. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956309594. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412578.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956309594 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026