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Peperomia latifolia
As recorded: Peperomia latifolia Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 27, 1910
- Locality
- Papouwela, Waianae 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 27, 1910, Forbes, C.N. also collected 13 other specimens.
Peperomia latifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. 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 62037. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226907. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62037.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226907 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
