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Russelia equisetiformis
Firecracker plant
As recorded: Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1150
- Date
- June 27, 1985
- Locality
- U.H. Campus, St. John Hall
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1985, Lau, J. also collected 5 other specimens.
Russelia equisetiformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-05-16.
2024-05-16
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Haleigh Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-12-08
Kapalua, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Russelia equisetiformis. BISH 500213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645017. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645017 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026