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Piper mestonii

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BISH 598050Botany

Piper mestonii

As recorded: Piper mestonii F.M.Bailey

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: van Royen, P.
Collector number: 11387
Date: July 6, 1976
Locality: Victor Emanuel Range, Bokulbet
Island: New Guinea
Region: East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation: 2,840 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

20 Bishop specimens of Piper mestonii · collected 1972–1994Species page ›

Piper mestonii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-21.

Piper mestonii observed 2026-08-21

2026-08-21

Eubenangee Swamp National Park, Eubenangee, QLD, AU

(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Piper mestonii observed 2026-08-17

2026-08-17

Bruce Hwy, Eubenangee, QLD, AU

(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Piper mestonii observed 2026-06-03

2026-06-03

Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia

(c) Evert Materman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Piper mestonii observed 2026-04-21

2026-04-21

PWH2+W3, Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia

(c) Evert Materman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Piper mestonii observed 2025-08-01

2025-08-01

Babinda Boulders QLD 4861, Australia

(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Piper mestonii observed 2024-09-26

2024-09-26

Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia

(c) Evert Materman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Piper mestonii. BISH 598050. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956434640. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598050.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956434640 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026