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Tribulus cistoides
Jamaican feverplant
As recorded: Tribulus cistoides L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Zygophyllales › Zygophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N.Derral R. Herbst →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 6414
- Date
- June 30, 1980
- Locality
- Eastern Island
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 June 30, 1980, Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Tribulus cistoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 92 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Hoapili Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) Genevieve G. Mount, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-16
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) dzpics, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Kealahou St + Kalanianaole Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tribulus cistoides. BISH 436247. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528929. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436247.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956528929 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026