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Tribulus cistoides
Jamaican feverplant
As recorded: Tribulus cistoides L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Zygophyllales › Zygophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Caum, E.L.
- Collector number
- 14
- Date
- August 17, 1932
- Locality
- Kaula Rock
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1932, Caum, E.L. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Boerhavia repens
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Capparis spinosa
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Capparis spinosa
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Heliotropium curassavicum
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Ipomoea indica
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Ipomoea indica
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Panicum torridum
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Panicum torridum
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Portulaca lutea
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Portulaca lutea
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Portulaca pilosa
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Sida fallax
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Sida fallax
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Tribulus cistoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 92 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Hoapili Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) Genevieve G. Mount, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-16
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) dzpics, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Kealahou St + Kalanianaole Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tribulus cistoides. BISH 72385. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956365018. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72385.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956365018 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026