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Peperomia latifolia
As recorded: Peperomia latifolia Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3425
- Date
- April 15, 1960
- Locality
- Mts SSW of Moloaa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 229 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 15, 1960, Stone, B.C. also collected 4 other specimens.
Peperomia latifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-03.

2026-08-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) cnewfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-16
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia latifolia. BISH 46284. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581660. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/46284.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956581660 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
