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Peperomia hypoleuca
thickleaf peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia hypoleuca Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 15, 1998
- Locality
- South Hilo District, Waiakea. Buffer zone collections along Stainback Highway
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6000, -155.1167
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 15, 1998, Funk, E.J. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Cyrtandra platyphylla
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Eragrostis elongata
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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
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Gesneriaceae
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Gesneriaceae
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Peperomia macraeana
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Persicaria capitata
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Xyris complanata
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Still here: Peperomia hypoleuca observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-11.
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)
2023-07-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-03
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jeff Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-12-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) willhendricks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-10-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia hypoleuca. BISH 662840. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956208846. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/662840.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956208846 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026