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Peperomia membranacea
As recorded: Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 2417
- Date
- December 11, 1927
- Locality
- Kuliouou Valley, head
- 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 December 11, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 12 other specimens.
Bidens sandvicensis
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Bidens sandvicensis
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Bidens sandvicensis
Botany
Bidens sandvicensis
Botany
Bidens sandvicensis
Botany
Carex meyenii
Botany
Peperomia latifolia
Botany
Peperomia sandwicensis
Botany
Phyllanthus distichus
Botany
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Botany
Racopilum cuspidigerum
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Peperomia membranacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. 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 62468. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366068. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62468.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366068 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026