Peperomia kauaiana

K.R.Wood & W.L.Wagner (2026)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Piperales Family: Piperaceae Genus: Peperomia

‘Ala‘ala wai nui

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Herb

Stems: Stems dark red to red-purple, decumbent or occasionally sub-erect, rooting at nodes, unbranched, rarely 2- to 3-branched in the upper part, 3–8 cm long, 1–2 mm in diameter towards the base, internodes 3–5 mm long, densely appressed hirtellous to strigulose, the hairs 0.3–0.5 mm long

Roots:

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Flowers:

Fruit: Fruits ovoid; 0.3–0.5(–0.8) mm long; dark brown; covered with sticky papillae.

Ploidy:

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: PhytoKeys 269: 114 (2026)

Occurrences

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