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Macropiper latifolium
As recorded: Piper latifolium L.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6740
- Date
- July 2, 1971
- Locality
- Tubuai, NW slope directly below the steep pinnacles of rock that crown the top
- Island
- Tubuai
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 2, 1971, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 9 other specimens.
Macropiper latifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-08.
2026-04-08
Itimarama Road, Cook Islands, CK
(c) bethmannion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-23
Cross-Island Track, Cook Islands, CK
(c) nick_goldwater, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-18
Vaimaanga Tapere, Cook Islands
no rights reserved
2025-01-13
Takuvaine Tapere, Cook Islands
(c) desi_zoology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-26
Cook Islands
(c) jackryderwelch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-22
Avarua, Cook Islands
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Macropiper latifolium. BISH 473650. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956589940. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/473650.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956589940 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026