
Tribulus cistoides
Jamaican feverplant
As recorded: Tribulus cistoides L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Zygophyllales › Zygophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Kunitake, N.
- Collector number
- ESP 307
- Date
- January 15, 1981
- Locality
- South Point, Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 18.9000, -155.6667
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 15, 1981, Kunitake, N. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Tribulus cistoides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-25.

2026-07-25
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11
Naalehu
(c) Helen Marquis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-13
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-04
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) kreuella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-04
Island of Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) avam257, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-04
Island of Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) mmuth154, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tribulus cistoides. BISH 657135. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956161597. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/657135.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956161597 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
