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Peperomia hypoleuca
thickleaf peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia hypoleuca Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5975
- Date
- March 13, 1988
- Locality
- Puna, Lava Tree State Monument, jeep road NE of park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 145 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 March 13, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W. also collected 14 other specimens.
Buchnera pusilla
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Buchnera pusilla
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Cyperus haspan
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Cyperus sanguinolentus
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
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Epilobium ciliatum
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Eragrostis elongata
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Eragrostis unioloides
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Gesneriaceae
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Melicope pseudoanisata
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Peperomia hypoleuca
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Peperomia macraeana
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Rhynchospora caduca
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Peperomia hypoleuca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia hypoleuca. BISH 528488. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664684. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/528488.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956664684 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026