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Peperomia leptostachya
As recorded: Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H.Huber
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 12828
- Date
- December 1, 1932
- Locality
- Punaula Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0888, -156.8076 ± 1,808 m
- Elevation
- 152 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1932, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Still here: Peperomia leptostachya observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-19.
2025-03-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2005-01-30
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia leptostachya. BISH 62213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590986. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590986 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026