Tradescantia spathacea

As recorded: Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 32000
Date: March 9, 1950
Locality: South part of west side of island
Island: Angaur
Region: Palau
Elevation: 4 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

53 Bishop specimens of Tradescantia spathacea · collected 1902–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 9, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Tradescantia spathacea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,681 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

North Key Largo, FL 33037, USA

(c) Isaac Lord, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

University Park, Westchester, FL, USA

(c) shreddywa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

N University Dr, Pembroke Pines, FL, US

(c) pondcypressstudio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Melaleuca Ln, Lake Worth, FL, US

(c) jsheema, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Tradescantia spathacea. BISH 436418. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956426108. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436418.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956426108 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026