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Peperomia sandwicensis
singlespike peperomia
As recorded: Peperomia sandwicensis Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Hutchison, P.C.; Obata, J.P.C. Hutchison →John K. Obata →
- Collector number
- 2836
- Date
- January 15, 1967
- Locality
- Kaluaa Gulch (Lihue), above Schofield, between Puu Kanehoa and Puu Hapapa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- 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 January 15, 1967, Hutchison, P.C.; Obata, J. also collected 11 other specimens.
Peperomia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-30.
2025-09-30
Hawaii, US
(c) bellamargerin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-07
Hawaii, US
(c) starkjacquie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Mashuri Waite, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-03-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Peperomia sandwicensis. BISH 9977. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956509513. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9977.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956509513 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026