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Peperomia latifolia
As recorded: Peperomia latifolia Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V.F. Raymond Fosberg →V.O. Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 13755
- Date
- April 25, 1937
- Locality
- Kaluanui Valley, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 April 25, 1937, Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V. also collected 6 other specimens.
Peperomia latifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-03.
2026-08-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) cnewfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-16
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia latifolia. BISH 62023. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62023.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956239362 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026