Ruellia tuberosa
Popping Pod
As recorded: Ruellia tuberosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Shafer, J.A.
- Collector number
- 1129
- Date
- March 31, 1909
- Locality
- Nuevitas, near RR station
- Island
- Cuba
- Region
- Camaguay, Cuba
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 31, 1909, Shafer, J.A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Ruellia tuberosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,351 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Seremban, MY-NS, MY
(c) Wan Juliana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Guánica
(c) jram28, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
C2W2+FJ2, Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam 695020, India
(c) amarish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Brindavan Apartment, 1-225/1/A, Nagarjuna Nagar Colony, Nacharam, Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Telangana 500076, India
(c) Raja Sekhar Chimirala, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
HCCV+JXJ, kishanagar, Mahish Bathan, Mohisbathan, Dhapa, Kolkata, West Bengal 700102, India
(c) Chahbaz Aman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) yendimar0gonzale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ruellia tuberosa. BISH 127821. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956551494. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127821.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956551494 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026