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Peperomia
‘ala‘alawainui
As recorded: Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.; Imada, C.; Mill, S.C.T. Imada →Joel Q.C. Lau →S.W. Mill →
- Collector number
- 2875
- Date
- October 17, 1986
- Locality
- Kawela Gulch; West branch
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0986, -156.9282 ± 3,616 m
- Elevation
- 950 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 17, 1986, Lau, J.; Imada, C.; Mill, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Peperomia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-02
Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-20
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-16
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-10
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia. BISH 534503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448865. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/534503.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956448865 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026