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Peperomia macraeana
As recorded: Peperomia macraeana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Obata, J.K.; Molvray, M.; Darwin, S.S.P. Darwin →M. Molvray →John K. Obata →
- Collector number
- 86-642
- Date
- October 28, 1986
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., S end of Kaala bog trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,190 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
Peperomia macraeana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.

2026-07-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia macraeana. BISH 508794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956442441. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508794.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956442441 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
