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Peperomia sandwicensis
singlespike peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia sandwicensis Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Bergau, M.M. Bergau →Timothy Flynn →
- Collector number
- 1546
- Date
- February 24, 1986
- Locality
- Limahuli Valley, bottom, W of stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 107 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 February 24, 1986, Flynn, T.W.; Bergau, M. also collected 5 other specimens.
Peperomia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-30.
2025-09-30
Hawaii, US
(c) bellamargerin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-07
Hawaii, US
(c) starkjacquie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Mashuri Waite, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-03-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia sandwicensis. BISH 503962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956504955. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956504955 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026