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Strobilanthes alternata
Red Ivy
As recorded: Hemigraphis alternata (Burm.fil.) T.Anderson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Wisner, A.W.
- Collector number
- 17a
- Date
- January 7, 1959
- Locality
- Fagatoga, hillside
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 7, 1959, Wisner, A.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Strobilanthes alternata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. 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 127557. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956597840. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127557.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956597840 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026