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Pilea peploides
As recorded: Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Plews, J.H.R.; Wood, K.R; Doyle, M.M.F. Doyle →David H. Lorence →John H.R. Plews →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 5379
- Date
- July 23, 1987
- Locality
- N fork of Wailua River, just E of Mts. Waialeale and Kawikini
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 690 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1987, Lorence, D.H.; Plews, J.H.R.; Wood, K.R; Doyle, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Amauropelta globulifera
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Bidens forbesii
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Bidens forbesii
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Bobea brevipes
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Boehmeria grandis
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Cuphea carthagenensis
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Cyanea spathulata
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Isachne pallens
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Kadua centranthoides
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Kadua elatior
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Kadua elatior
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Kadua foggiana
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Melicope anisata
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Pilea peploides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-12
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-16
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-24
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pilea peploides. BISH 610483. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556103. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610483.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556103 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026