Tradescantia fluminensis
Rio Spiderwort
As recorded: Tradescantia fluminensis Vell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 7660
- Date
- April 25, 1995
- Locality
- Koloa District; Allerton Gardens in Lawai Valley, E end of Mermaid Fountain area
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Cowley, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 25, 1995, Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Tradescantia fluminensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-01-11.
2025-01-11
Hilo
(c) bealynn2211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-13
Maui, Keokea, HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Lachiusa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-02-17
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-02-17
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-03-06
Ko‘olau Forest Reserve, Haiku, HI, US
(c) cli22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tradescantia fluminensis. BISH 646157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956329233. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/646157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956329233 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026