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Ruellia blechum
As recorded: Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W4760
- Date
- January 20, 1981
- Locality
- Growing in a small patch in a clearing in the forest on the rim of the crater just to the southeast of Mt. Mariota in the Aleisa area
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ruellia blechum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,501 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 442341. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956461561. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/442341.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956461561 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026