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Peperomia macraeana
As recorded: Peperomia macraeana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 3426
- Date
- March 4, 1933
- Locality
- W Maui, Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,707 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 March 4, 1933, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 12 other specimens.
Peperomia macraeana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.

2026-07-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia macraeana. BISH 62267. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663687. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62267.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663687 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
