Piper ponapense
As recorded: Piper ponapense C.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Kosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 3539
- Date
- August 10, 1946
- Locality
- Nanipiru
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Piper ponapense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. 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 657895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956161599. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/657895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956161599 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026