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Peperomia hypoleuca
thickleaf peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia hypoleuca Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.; Longley, P.Paul H. Baldwin →R.J. Catto →P. Longley →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 18484
- Date
- December 22, 1937
- Locality
- 22 Mile Road, 2.5 mi NE of Glenwood, Olaa, Puna
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 945 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 December 22, 1937, St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.; Longley, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus tenellus
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Asplenium lobulatum
Botany
Asplenium polyodon
Botany
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Begonia foliosa
Botany
Begonia foliosa
Botany
Callistopteris baldwinii
Botany
Coniogramme pilosa
Botany
Coniogramme pilosa
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Cyanea floribunda
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos
Botany
Cyrtandra lysiosepala
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
Botany
Elaphoglossum micradenium
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
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Elaphoglossum wawrae
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Gesneriaceae
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
Botany
Peperomia hypoleuca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia hypoleuca. BISH 414199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956302015. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/414199.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956302015 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026