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Tradescantia fluminensis
Rio Spiderwort
As recorded: Tradescantia fluminensis Vell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Duvall, F.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 18, 2011
- Locality
- East Maui, Makawao District, Makawao, east side of Kailua Gulch.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 439 m
- Identified by
- Lau, A.; Walvoord, N.A. Lau →Nicholas Walvoord →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Tradescantia fluminensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2011. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-01-11.

2025-01-11
Hilo
(c) bealynn2211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-13
Maui, Keokea, HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Lachiusa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

2019-03-06
Ko‘olau Forest Reserve, Haiku, HI, US
(c) cli22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tradescantia fluminensis. BISH 762735. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673683. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762735.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956673683 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
