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Ruellia simplex in life — In life — Mexican Ruellia, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Te Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Te Chang

BISH 20098Botany

Ruellia simplex

Mexican Ruellia

As recorded: Ruellia brittoniana Leonard

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae

Collected by: Judd Jr., A.F.; Bryan Jr., E.H.; Neal, M.C.Edwin Horace Bryan Jr. →Alfred F. Judd Jr →Marie Catherine Neal →
Collector number: s.n.
Date: September 25, 1937
Locality: Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.3388, -157.8657 ± 141 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
Record type: Preserved specimen

23 Bishop specimens of Ruellia simplex · collected 1930–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 25, 1937, Judd Jr., A.F.; Bryan Jr., E.H.; Neal, M.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Ruellia simplex. BISH 20098. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956629575. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20098.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956629575 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026