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Piper sarmentosum
Lolot Pepper
As recorded: Piper sarmentosum Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H30907
- Date
- March 14, 2009
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Mokulehua Stream, NW of Puu Hinai.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 360 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 14, 2009, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 6 other specimens.
Piper sarmentosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2009. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-22.

2026-06-22
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-01
Hamana Pl, Haiku-Pauwela, HI, US
(c) Celina Day, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-10
Pāhoa Village Rd, Pāhoa, HI, US
(c) Herb Nerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-04
Nuʻuanu Pali Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-08
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) brianjlowe85, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-11
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Taylor McKenzie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Piper sarmentosum. BISH 769441. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956599748. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769441.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956599748 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
