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Peperomia membranacea
As recorded: Peperomia membranacea Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Nitta, K.Otto Degener →Koichi Nitta →
- Collector number
- 3409
- Date
- January 4, 1929
- Locality
- E rim, Tantalus Crater
- 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
Peperomia membranacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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 62474. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956292765. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62474.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956292765 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026