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Peperomia sandwicensis
singlespike peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia sandwicensis Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 1784
- Date
- October 27, 1984
- Locality
- Koloa gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 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 October 27, 1984, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 15 other specimens.
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Botany
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Botany
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Botany
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Botany
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Botany
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Botany
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Botany
Deparia prolifera
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Peperomia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. 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 516303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956422027. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516303.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956422027 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026