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Peperomia cookiana
weakstem peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia cookiana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 766a.H
- Date
- June 7, 1915
- Locality
- Kipuka in Flow of 1855 below Halealoha
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 7, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Peperomia cookiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. 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 568441. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956665409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/568441.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956665409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026