
Piper hongkongense
As recorded: Piper puberulum (Benth.) Maxim.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W531
- Date
- August 22, 1973
- Locality
- Forest above Ologogo
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 750 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1973, Whistler, W.A. also collected 15 other specimens.
Piper hongkongense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.

2026-04-27
2026 馬鞍山
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2026-01-18
(c) tkp123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-01
薄扶林
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2025-04-27
大帽山
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2025-02-08
大帽山
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2025-01-13
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Piper hongkongense. BISH 417710. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956159762. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417710.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956159762 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
