Callisia repens
Creeping Inch Plant
As recorded: Callisia repens (Jacq.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1536
- Date
- October 19, 1985
- Locality
- Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Punahou area; 1940 Manoa Road
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 19, 1985, Lau, J. also collected 14 other specimens.
Callisia repens
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Guazuma ulmifolia
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Oxalis corniculata
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Oxalis corniculata
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Peperomia mauiensis
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Procris repens
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Rhus sandwicensis
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Rhus sandwicensis
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Rivina humilis
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Rivina humilis
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Callisia repens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-23.
2026-02-23
Seaview, HI 96778, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-27
Kauaʻi, Lāwai, HI, US
(c) wanderingmeatloaf4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-08
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2022-08-20
Kula Botanical Gardens, Kula, HI, US
(c) istimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-15
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Callisia repens. BISH 501362. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956489038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/501362.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956489038 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026