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Peperomia
‘ala‘alawainui
As recorded: Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Pezzillo, Z.; Keir, M.M. Keir →Zach D. Pezzillo →
- Collector number
- 1305
- Date
- October 14, 2025
- Locality
- Lanai Hale, headwaters of Hauola Gulch, in bottom of main drainage, Aspect: E.
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 963 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 14, 2025, Pezzillo, Z.; Keir, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Peperomia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2025. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 649 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Puʻu Ohia Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Paauhau, HI 96727, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Peperomia. BISH 804823. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546539394. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/804823.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546539394 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
