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Peperomia
‘ala‘alawainui
As recorded: Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 192
- Date
- April 16, 1970
- Locality
- Top of Makaleha
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 16, 1970, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Peperomia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. 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 80577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956147844. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80577.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956147844 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026