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Peperomia membranacea
As recorded: Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 12141
- Date
- October 23, 1932
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., Mokuleia, NE Kaala, 2nd gulch E of Puu Kaupakuhale
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 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 October 23, 1932, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Asplenium musifolium
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Bidens torta
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Boehmeria grandis
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Coleus australis
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Coprosma foliosa
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Coprosma longifolia
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Cyrtomium caryotideum
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Deparia fenzliana
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Doodia kunthiana
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Doryopteris decipiens
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Dubautia plantaginea
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Elaeocarpus bifidus
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Elaphoglossum aemulum
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Eragrostis grandis
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Gahnia beecheyi
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Melicope peduncularis
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Melicope peduncularis
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Menisciopsis cyatheoides
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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 62431. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312840. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62431.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312840 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026