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Tradescantia spathacea
Moses-in-the-cradle
As recorded: Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance ex Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 26514
- Date
- December 1, 1938
- Locality
- Pago Pago
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1938, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Antidesma excavatum
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Antidesma excavatum
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Arthropteris articulata
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Asplenium amboinense
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Astelia microsperma
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Breynia cernua
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Cardamine angustata
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Christella harveyi
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Christia vespertilionis
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Coelogyne macdonaldii
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Cuphea heterophylla
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Cynorkis fastigiata
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Cyrtandra samoensis
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Decalobanthus peltatus
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Decaspermum vitiense
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Dendrobium dactylodes
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Dendrobium dactylodes
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Dendrolobium umbellatum
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Didymocheton samoensis
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Diplocaulobium
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Tradescantia spathacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tradescantia spathacea. BISH 6932. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956586880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/6932.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956586880 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026