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Peperomia membranacea
As recorded: Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 100
- Date
- November 7, 1908
- Locality
- Palolo 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 November 7, 1908, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 11 other specimens.
Peperomia membranacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1908. 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 62444. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956667527. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62444.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956667527 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026