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Peperomia cookiana
weakstem peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia cookiana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 10301
- Date
- February 11, 1930
- Locality
- East Maui, Olinda, Kula Pipe Line
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
- 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 February 11, 1930, St.John, H. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Asplenium densum
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Carex alligata
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Carex alligata
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Carex uncinata
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Clermontia arborescens
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Coprosma stephanocarpa
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Dubautia scabra
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Eleocharis obtusa
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Gunnera petaloidea
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Hydrangea arguta
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Hydrangea arguta
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Juncus bufonius
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Peperomia membranacea
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Rubus hawaiensis
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Sadleria squarrosa
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Stenogrammitis saffordii
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Peperomia cookiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 61669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956568318. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61669.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956568318 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026