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Strobilanthes alternata
As recorded: Hemigraphis colorata (Blume) Hallier fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, H.M.
- Collector number
- 127A
- Date
- July 25, 1967
- Locality
- Faatoai Valley
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- van Royen, P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1967, Smith, H.M. also collected 10 other specimens.
Strobilanthes alternata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 88 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.

2026-09-17
(c) jmulderr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Punggol Way, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) ans31, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11
Pococi, Limon, CR
(c) Leah Choi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-02
Perez Zeledon, San Jose, CR
(c) Jesse Landes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
4W93+PG5, Tirurangadi, Kerala 673636, India
(c) Dipin Vinod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-06
Laamu, MV
(c) laura_jones5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Strobilanthes alternata. BISH 127554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175434. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127554.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175434 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
