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Peperomia oahuensis
As recorded: Peperomia oahuensis C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1706 O
- Date
- April 9, 1911
- Locality
- Wahiawa gulch
- 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 April 9, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 8 other specimens.
Peperomia oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-26.
2025-12-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia oahuensis. BISH 62529. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438879. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62529.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438879 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026