Piper ponapense
As recorded: Piper ponapense C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.; Ragone, D.; Cornelius, G.Glastine Cornelius →Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →Diane Ragone →
- Collector number
- 6002
- Date
- December 2, 1996
- Locality
- Malea River to Mt. Ona
- Island
- Kosrae
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 425 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 2, 1996, Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.; Ragone, D.; Cornelius, G. also collected 3 other specimens.
Piper ponapense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-20.
2026-08-20
POHNPEI COMFSM
(c) Marco Samuel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-28
Pohnpei, FM
(c) cathleenmudong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-05
FM
(c) racharley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-01-24
Madolenimw Municipality, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
(c) Nicole Pelep, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-03-07
Pohnpei, Micronesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Piper ponapense. BISH 651310. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956391067. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/651310.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956391067 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026