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Peperomia membranacea
As recorded: Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 8997
- Date
- November 6, 1932
- Locality
- E ridge, Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Honouliuli
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 950 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 November 6, 1932, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 22 other specimens.
Asplenium caudatum
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Asplenium lobulatum
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Asplenium macraei
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Coprosma longifolia
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Cyrtandra waianaeensis
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Drymaria cordata
Botany
Dryopteris glabra
Botany
Dubautia plantaginea
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassifolium
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Homaliodendron flabellatum
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Korthalsella cylindrica
Botany
Liparis hawaiensis
Botany
Menisciopsis cyatheoides
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
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Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Phytolacca sandwicensis
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
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Peperomia membranacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 62413. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956393396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62413.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956393396 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026