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Peperomia hypoleuca
thickleaf peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia hypoleuca Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Davis, J.
- Collector number
- 467
- Date
- February 24, 1981
- Locality
- Kau district, Kilauea Forest,
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5000, -155.3000
- Elevation
- 1,768 m
- Identified by
- Herrmann, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 24, 1981, Davis, J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Peperomia hypoleuca observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-02.

2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia hypoleuca. BISH 656803. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956336678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656803.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956336678 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
