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Peperomia
‘ala‘alawainui
As recorded: Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 3377
- Date
- May 12, 1981
- Locality
- Waimea DISTR. Waimea AHU. Tr 1(13); Alakai Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,387 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 12, 1981, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Peperomia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 649 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)
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Puʻu Ohia Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Paauhau, HI 96727, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Peperomia. BISH 465560. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223750. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/465560.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223750 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026