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Peperomia latifolia
As recorded: Peperomia latifolia Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 12273
- Date
- December 11, 1932
- Locality
- Heeia, Waiahole FR, Haiku Valley, ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 m
- 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 December 11, 1932, St.John, H. also collected 21 other specimens.
Ceodes umbellifera
Botany
Clermontia kakeana
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Elaphoglossum aemulum
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Macropiper methysticum
Botany
Macropiper methysticum
Botany
Oplismenus compositus
Botany
Paederia foetida
Botany
Paederia foetida
Botany
Peperomia membranacea
Botany
Peperomia sandwicensis
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Psychotria kaduana
Botany
Psychotria kaduana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Botany
Touchardia latifolia
Botany
Touchardia latifolia
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Peperomia latifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 62083. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465633. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62083.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465633 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026