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Peperomia
‘ala‘alawainui
As recorded: Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Adee, K.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 29, 1979
- Locality
- Site 19 OS; Waiakea, Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 991 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Peperomia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 649 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)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Puʻu Ohia Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Paauhau, HI 96727, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia. BISH 582223. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956702319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/582223.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956702319 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
