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Peperomia hirtipetiola
As recorded: Peperomia hirtipetiola C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Perlman, S.; Wood, K.R; Flynn, T.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →Steven Perlman →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 7305
- Date
- January 21, 1993
- Locality
- Hanalei District: Upper Waioli Valley, in hanging vallly N of Kaliko Peak, above "mist waterfall", on N face of Namolokama Mtn. Transcet 3
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 808 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 21, 1993, Lorence, D.H.; Perlman, S.; Wood, K.R; Flynn, T. also collected 1 other specimen.
Peperomia hirtipetiola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-20.

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Brayden Pollvogt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-03
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia hirtipetiola. BISH 637241. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956498198. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/637241.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956498198 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
