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Peperomia latifolia
As recorded: Peperomia latifolia Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Park, K.K.; Topping, D.L.; Bush, W.W.M. Bush →Otto Degener →King George V. Nat. Park →D.L. Topping →
- Collector number
- 8760
- Date
- May 31, 1931
- Locality
- Pig God trail, summit, Punaluu
- 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 May 31, 1931, Degener, O.; Park, K.K.; Topping, D.L.; Bush, W. also collected 10 other specimens.
Peperomia latifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. 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 62027. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62027.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956148468 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026