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Peperomia cookiana
As recorded: Peperomia cookiana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 41686
- Date
- March 22, 1961
- Locality
- Telephone Relay Station, Kaupulehu, N. Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 760 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1961, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Coleus australis
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Coprosma montana
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Coprosma montana
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Cyperus hillebrandii
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myrsine lanaiensis
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Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
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Santalum paniculatum
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Sisyrinchium acre
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Stenogyne microphylla
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Stenogyne sessilis
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Tagetes minuta
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Tetramolopium humile
Botany
Peperomia cookiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. 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 607597. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534996. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/607597.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534996 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026