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Peperomia leptostachya
Slender Peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia blanda var. floribunda (Miq.) H.Huber
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 4231
- Date
- October 23, 1932
- Locality
- Honolulu side of Palikea
- 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 October 23, 1932, Degener, O. also collected 14 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis
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Dysphania ambrosioides
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Exocarpos gaudichaudii
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Kadua acuminata
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Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope oahuensis
Botany
Peperomia sandwicensis
Botany
Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Botany
Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Botany
Rumex albescens
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Vaccinium dentatum
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Zanthoxylum kauaense
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 136 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
California Ave + Makaweo Ave, Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Hoopii Falls Trailhead, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Drew Dispennette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia leptostachya. BISH 62232. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956225001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62232.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956225001 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026