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Peperomia macraeana
As recorded: Peperomia macraeana C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.; Murashige, T.; Kerr, M.Otto Degener →Arthur Greenwell →M.E. Kerr →T. Murashige →
- Collector number
- 19672
- Date
- June 19, 1949
- Locality
- Puu Keahiakahoe, Moanalua Valley, head
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 829 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 June 19, 1949, Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.; Murashige, T.; Kerr, M. also collected 17 other specimens.
Peperomia macraeana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. 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 62288. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956258234. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62288.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956258234 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
