Tradescantia zebrina
zebra plant
As recorded: Tradescantia zebrina Bosse
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Wiebke, H.Otto Degener →Henry Wiebke →
- Collector number
- 2112
- Date
- July 25, 1926
- Locality
- near 1926 flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1926, Degener, O.; Wiebke, H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Tradescantia zebrina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Naalehu, HI 96772, USA
(c) Robert Hansen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
RT-30, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) skynosaur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-16
Island of Hawaiʻi, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) alexdonald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tradescantia zebrina. BISH 116391. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956277150. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116391.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956277150 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026