Ruellia blechum
Browne's blechum
As recorded: Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Shafer, J.A.
- Collector number
- 1377
- Date
- April 15, 1909
- Locality
- Cuba: Valley of Rio Matamoros S of Holquin, Oriente
- Region
- Cuba
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 15, 1909, Shafer, J.A. also collected 5 other specimens.
Ruellia blechum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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 127474. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956289069. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127474.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956289069 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026