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Peperomia
‘ala‘alawainui
As recorded: Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Bergau, M.M. Bergau →Timothy Flynn →
- Collector number
- 1779
- Date
- June 13, 1986
- Locality
- Hanalei District, Limahuli Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 107 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 13, 1986, Flynn, T.W.; Bergau, M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Peperomia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 649 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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
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Cite this specimen
Peperomia. BISH 635747. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956494880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635747.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956494880 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026