Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_peperomia_sandwicensis
ʻalaʻala wai nui
Peperomia sandwicensis
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About ʻalaʻala wai nui
ʻalaʻala wai nui is a herb in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Peperomia sandwicensis
- Hawaiian names
- ʻalaʻala wai nui
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Order
- Piperales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- No major occurrence uncertainty noted
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Wet/mesic forest understory · Rock/epiphyte areas
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Herb
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Trampling, pigs, weeds, drying
- Conservation actions
- Understory protection and pig/weed control
- Monitoring
- Understory protection and pig/weed control
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- ʻalaʻala wai nui is a herb in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
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