Russelia equisetiformis
Firecracker plant
As recorded: Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M.Alastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Collector number
- 230
- Date
- April 9, 1929
- Locality
- Atuona.
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 9, 1929, Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M. also collected 8 other specimens.
Russelia equisetiformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,907 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Duval St, Key West, FL, US
(c) K Chambers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Orlando, FL, US
(c) mdefillipi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Lake Buena Vista
(c) Ron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Sailhouse Dr, Saint Cloud, FL, US
(c) Antonio Negron-Diaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) melaniecb04, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Damra Road, Dudhnoi, Assam, IN
(c) Prachurjya Saikia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Russelia equisetiformis. BISH 181008. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956162641. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181008.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956162641 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026