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Ruellia makoyana
monkey plant
As recorded: Ruellia makoyana Closon
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Fafai, L.
- Collector number
- 3
- Date
- November 20, 1981
- Locality
- Waimea Park, Haleiwa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 20, 1981, Fafai, L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Ruellia makoyana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-10-11.
2023-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-23
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-23
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-29
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2018-09-18
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ruellia makoyana. BISH 579538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956659283. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579538.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956659283 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026