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Peperomia tetraphylla
acorn peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.
- Collector number
- 1628
- Date
- June 13, 1948
- Locality
- Kanehoa, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 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 June 13, 1948, Webster, G.L. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asplenium acuminatum
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Canavalia galeata
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Centaurium erythraea
Botany
Ceodes brunoniana
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Gahnia aspera
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope oahuensis
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Sicyos pachycarpa
Botany
Smilax melastomifolia
Botany
Strongylodon ruber
Botany
Zanthoxylum kauaense
Botany
Peperomia tetraphylla observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 205 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Puʻu Ohia Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Paauhau, HI 96727, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-12
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia tetraphylla. BISH 62579. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956429167. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62579.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956429167 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026