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Tribulus cistoides
Jamaican feverplant
As recorded: Tribulus cistoides L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Zygophyllales › Zygophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12737
- Date
- December 30, 1935
- Locality
- Barking Sands
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- 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 December 30, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Boerhavia repens
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Cyrtomium caryotideum
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Elaphoglossum aemulum
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Elaphoglossum wawrae
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Ipomoea imperati
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Peperomia cookiana
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Vitex rotundifolia
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Tribulus cistoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. 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 72405. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956491002. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72405.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956491002 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026