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Peperomia leptostachya
Slender Peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H.Huber
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1914
- Date
- January 14, 1984
- Locality
- West Maui, Mailepai gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 427 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 January 14, 1984, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Peperomia leptostachya observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia leptostachya. BISH 459467. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468694. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459467.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468694 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026