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Piper mestonii
As recorded: Piper mestonii F.M.Bailey
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 7149
- Date
- July 10, 1991
- Locality
- Labu Swamp near mouth of Markham River
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Identified by
- Katik, P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 10, 1991, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 16 other specimens.
Alstonia spatulata
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Ficus
Botany
Freycinetia
Botany
Freycinetia
Botany
Goniocheton brassii
Botany
Goniocheton brassii
Botany
Gymnostoma papuanum
Botany
Lithocarpus celebicus
Botany
Lithocarpus celebicus
Botany
Lucinaea
Botany
Neonauclea maluensis
Botany
Nepenthes mirabilis
Botany
Neuburgia corynocarpa
Botany
Piper lanatum
Botany
Piper lanatum
Botany
Syzygium effusum
Botany
Piper mestonii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-21.
2026-08-21
Eubenangee Swamp National Park, Eubenangee, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Bruce Hwy, Eubenangee, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia
(c) Evert Materman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-04-21
PWH2+W3, Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia
(c) Evert Materman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-08-01
Babinda Boulders QLD 4861, Australia
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2024-09-26
Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia
(c) Evert Materman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Piper mestonii. BISH 758288. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579266. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/758288.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956579266 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026