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Peperomia cookiana
weakstem peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia cookiana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 3534
- Date
- March 2, 1933
- Locality
- East Maui, above Olinda
- Island
- Maui
- 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 March 2, 1933, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 10 other specimens.
Peperomia cookiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. 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 61725. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956679325. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61725.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956679325 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
