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Peperomia hypoleuca
thickleaf peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia hypoleuca Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 3176
- Date
- September 8, 1938
- Locality
- Kohala, upper Hamakua ditch trail
- 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. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Acroporium fuscoflavum
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Asplenium lobulatum
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Breutelia arundinifolia
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Breutelia arundinifolia
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Deparia petersenii
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Dicranum spirophyllum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Gunnera petaloidea
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Holomitrium seticalycinum
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Homaliodendron flabellatum
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Leptogium moluccanum
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Lobelia hypoleuca
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Macromitrium microstomum
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Microlepia setosa
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Peperomia cookiana
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Plagiothecium draytonii
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Plagiothecium draytonii
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Plantago pachyphylla
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Pogonatum tahitense
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Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
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Peperomia hypoleuca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia hypoleuca. BISH 61968. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956474812. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61968.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956474812 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026