BISH 666085Botany
Tradescantia fluminensis
Rio Spiderwort
As recorded: Tradescantia fluminensis Vell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 9877
- Date
- May 23, 2000
- Locality
- Kamuela Town; along moist, shaded banks of Waikoloa Stream near the Waimea-Kawaihae Road bridge
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0167, -155.6667
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 23, 2000, Herbst, D.R. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Tradescantia fluminensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-02-17.

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tradescantia fluminensis. BISH 666085. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956241996. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/666085.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956241996 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
