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Peperomia leptostachya

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BISH 62214Botany

Peperomia leptostachya

Slender Peperomia

As recorded: Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H.Huber

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Baker, R.J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G.R.J. Baker →J.W. Coulter →F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →Truman George Yuncker →
Collector number: 12826
Date: December 27, 1932
Locality: Punaula Valley
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0888, -156.8076 ± 1,808 m
Elevation: 244 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

372 Bishop specimens of Peperomia leptostachya · collected 1826–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 27, 1932, St.John, H.; Baker, R.J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ 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.

Peperomia leptostachya observed 2025-03-19

2025-03-19

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Peperomia leptostachya observed 2005-01-30

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 62214. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556269. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62214.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956556269 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026