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Peperomia membranacea
As recorded: Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Pearsall, G.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 19, 1953
- Locality
- Nuuanu Pali, near top of N valley
- 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 July 19, 1953, Pearsall, G.A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Peperomia membranacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-09.

2026-04-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-01
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia membranacea. BISH 62409. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956529193. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62409.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956529193 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
