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Tradescantia zebrina
zebra plant
As recorded: Zebrina pendula Schinz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Pillay, S.; Vorakitaki, S.S. Pillay →S. Vorakitaki →
- Collector number
- 12119
- Date
- July 5, 1960
- Locality
- Naitasiri - P.A.S., Koronivia
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Naitasiri Province, Fiji
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1960, Pillay, S.; Vorakitaki, S. also collected 8 other specimens.
Tradescantia zebrina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,052 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)

2026-10-25
Cordillera, Provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá
(c) Michell Rios, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Provincia de Darién, Panamá
(c) María Jimenez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Avenida Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR
(c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, TW
(c) 張睿引, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Ave. Jesus de Pinero antes calle Nostre Dane, San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
(c) maxstevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tradescantia zebrina. BISH 33962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166400. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/33962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166400 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
