Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Peperomia obovatilimba
As recorded: Peperomia obovatilimba C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 10363
- Date
- June 1, 1910
- Locality
- Kohala Mt
- 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. →
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Peperomia obovatilimba observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-02-16.

2024-02-16
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-28
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) askrenm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-14
Kīpahulu Valley
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-14
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) askrenm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-08-21
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-05-12
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia obovatilimba. BISH 61752. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956252802. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61752.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956252802 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
