BISH 426236Botany

Ruellia blechum

Browne's blechum

As recorded: Ruellia blechum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M.M.A. Evans →F. Raymond Fosberg →
Collector number: 47326
Date: August 15, 1965
Locality: Faraulap Islet
Island: Faraulap Atoll
Region: Yap, Micronesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

76 Bishop specimens of Ruellia blechum · collected 1908–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 15, 1965, Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ruellia blechum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,500 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Saül 97314, Guyane française

(c) Guillaume Delaitre, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17

Miami

(c) gaby_diez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

San Cristóbal, EC-GA, EC

(c) Jonathan Foise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14

San Cristobal, Galapagos, EC

(c) Kaveer B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14

San Cristobal, Galapagos, EC

(c) chiara_chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

Tapanahony, Sipaliwini, SR

(c) jamiebg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ruellia blechum. BISH 426236. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956509970. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426236.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956509970 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026