Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Peperomia cookiana
As recorded: Peperomia cookiana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Murashige; KerrOtto Degener →Kerr →T. Murashige →
- Collector number
- 20200
- Date
- August 28, 1949
- Locality
- 21 mi from Hilo, along Saddle Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1949, Degener, O.; Murashige; Kerr also collected 3 other specimens.
Peperomia cookiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. 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 61656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956262223. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956262223 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026