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Pilea peploides
As recorded: Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; et al.
- Collector number
- 10902
- Date
- December 30, 1930
- Locality
- Maunapuluo, Hanakapai, Napali Coast
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1930, St.John, H.; et al. also collected 14 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis
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Christella dentata
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Cyclosorus interruptus
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Ectropothecium sandvicense
Botany
Hippobroma longiflora
Botany
Imbribryum megalostegium
Botany
Kalanchoe pinnata
Botany
Mucuna gigantea
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Philonotis turneriana
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
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Rorippa sarmentosa
Botany
Pilea peploides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-12
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-16
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-24
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pilea peploides. BISH 92062. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148606. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/92062.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956148606 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026