
Peperomia leptostachya
Slender Peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 3489
- Date
- August 3, 1990
- Locality
- Vaakauta Ridge, Main Peak.
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1990, Sykes, W.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Peperomia leptostachya observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,118 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
365台灣苗栗縣泰安鄉錦水村
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Purlingbrook Falls Cct, Springbrook, QLD, AU
(c) Tarra Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mundoolun QLD, Australia
(c) PeterCopping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Jervis Bay, NSW, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Flinders Peak Conservation Park, Peak Crossing, QLD, AU
(c) cjmp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Peperomia leptostachya. BISH 664875. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956410654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/664875.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956410654 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
