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Peperomia sandwicensis
singlespike peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia sandwicensis Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Nitta, Y.; Park, K.K.Otto Degener →Y. Nitta →King George V. Nat. Park →
- Collector number
- 4248
- Date
- March 13, 1932
- Locality
- Kaala, base, Schofield
- 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 sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-30.

2025-09-30
Hawaii, US
(c) bellamargerin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-07
Hawaii, US
(c) starkjacquie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Mashuri Waite, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-14
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 sandwicensis. BISH 62727. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956178521. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62727.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956178521 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
