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Peperomia membranacea
As recorded: Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.; StuessyT.F. Stuessy →van Balgooy →
- Collector number
- 4179
- Date
- May 27, 1982
- Locality
- Kaala, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 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 May 27, 1982, van Balgooy, M.M.J.; Stuessy also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asystasia gangetica
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Bidens torta
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Coprosma longifolia
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Gunnera petaloidea
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
Botany
Juncus planifolius
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Korthalsella latissima
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Machaerina angustifolia
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis
Botany
Nertera granadensis
Botany
Polypodium pellucidum
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
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Scaevola mollis
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Sida fallax
Botany
Peperomia membranacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-09.
2026-04-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-01
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia membranacea. BISH 488550. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488506. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488550.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956488506 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026