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Peperomia hirtipetiola
As recorded: Peperomia hirtipetiola C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 8506
- Date
- September 1, 1910
- Locality
- North slope of Haleakala, forests of Hamakua
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Syntype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Peperomia hirtipetiola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-20.

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Brayden Pollvogt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-03
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 hirtipetiola. BISH 61946. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956398574. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61946.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956398574 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
