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Peperomia cookiana

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BISH 61691Botany

Peperomia cookiana

weakstem peperomia

As recorded: Peperomia cookiana C.DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; et al.
Collector number: 12484
Date: December 1, 1932
Locality: Kawela, Puu o Kaeha
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1142, -156.9169 ± 756 m
Elevation: 1,128 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

336 Bishop specimens of Peperomia cookiana · collected 1895–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Peperomia cookiana observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-20.

Peperomia cookiana observed 2024-10-20

2024-10-20

Hawaii, US

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Peperomia cookiana. BISH 61691. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148801. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61691.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956148801 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026