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BISH 418512Botany

Piper

pepper plants

As recorded: Piper L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
Collector number: 9899
Date: October 26, 1975
Locality: Trail to Adam's peak from Moray Estate. Kandy District, Central Province.
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

174 Bishop specimens of Piper · collected 1894–2015Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 26, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Piper observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38,220 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Piper observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

The Gardens, Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Rob Jolly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Piper observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

North Island, Auckland, Auckland, NZ

(c) Frazer Dale Biodiversity Guy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Piper observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

643台灣雲林縣林內鄉QJ39+2X

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

Piper observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Puriri Bay Rd, Great Barrier Island, Auckland, NZ

(c) nz-flora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Piper observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Kaala-Gomen, NC-NO, NC

(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Piper observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

San Ignacio, AR-MN, AR

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

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

Cite this specimen

Piper. BISH 418512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559472. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418512.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956559472 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026