Ruellia blechum
Browne's blechum
As recorded: Ruellia blechum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 31423
- Date
- February 8, 1950
- Locality
- Village
- Island
- Agrihan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 8, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 14 other specimens.
Ageratum conyzoides
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Ageratum conyzoides
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Casuarina equisetifolia
Botany
Cyanthillium cinereum
Botany
Elephantopus mollis
Botany
Glossocardia bidens
Botany
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Botany
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Botany
Passiflora foetida
Botany
Phyllanthus amarus
Botany
Premna corymbosa
Botany
Synedrella nodiflora
Botany
Triumfetta semitriloba
Botany
Wollastonia biflora
Botany
Ruellia blechum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,500 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Saül 97314, Guyane française
(c) Guillaume Delaitre, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Miami
(c) gaby_diez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
San Cristóbal, EC-GA, EC
(c) Jonathan Foise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
San Cristobal, Galapagos, EC
(c) Kaveer B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
San Cristobal, Galapagos, EC
(c) chiara_chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Tapanahony, Sipaliwini, SR
(c) jamiebg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ruellia blechum. BISH 127464. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307882. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127464.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307882 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026