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Ruellia chartacea
Peruvian Wild Petunia
As recorded: Ruellia chartacea (T.Anderson) Wassh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Criley, R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 17, 1985
- Locality
- University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. Dept. of Horticulture greenhouse
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 17, 1985, Criley, R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Ruellia chartacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-04-14.
2023-04-14
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) Dave Greenwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-02-20
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) lynngroh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-12-09
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) efos87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-05-12
955 Kam Hwy, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Ron Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-09-17
Maui, Hawaii, USA
(c) waynebird20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2001-08-11
Maui, Hawaii, USA
(c) B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ruellia chartacea. BISH 500028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956567914. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500028.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956567914 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026