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Peperomia latifolia
As recorded: Peperomia latifolia Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.; Murashige, T.; Kerr, M.Otto Degener →Arthur Greenwell →M.E. Kerr →T. Murashige →
- Collector number
- 19673
- Date
- June 19, 1949
- Locality
- Puu Keahiakahoe, head of Moanalua Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 860 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 June 19, 1949, Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.; Murashige, T.; Kerr, M. also collected 17 other specimens.
Euphorbia clusiifolia
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Euphorbia clusiifolia
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Geniostoma hymenopodum
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua munroi
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Melicope oahuensis
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Myrsine degeneri
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Peperomia macraeana
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Peperomia macraeana
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
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Psychotria fauriei
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Psychotria kaduana
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Scaevola gaudichaudiana
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Scaevola gaudichaudiana
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Peperomia latifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. 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 503624. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956550468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503624.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956550468 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026