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Peperomia cookiana
weakstem peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia cookiana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Lammers, T.; Weller, S.; Sakai, A.; Davis-Jacobsen, J.J. Davis-Jacobsen →Thomas G. Lammers →S.W. Mill →A.K. Sakai →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →S.G. Weller →
- Collector number
- 5527
- Date
- June 23, 1985
- Locality
- Kohala mountains, upper Hamakua ditch at end of access rd. above Waikoloa reservoirs 1 and 2.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,200 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 23, 1985, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Lammers, T.; Weller, S.; Sakai, A.; Davis-Jacobsen, J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Peperomia cookiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-01.
2026-06-01
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ajyerf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) mmuth154, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia cookiana. BISH 505713. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956460550. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505713.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956460550 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026