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Ruellia
Ruellias
As recorded: Ruellia Plum. ex L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 57251
- Date
- December 7, 1977
- Locality
- E of Welimaluwa 2.5 mi., E of Tirwanaketiya, 5 mi. SE of Ratnapura
- Region
- Ratanapura District, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 168 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 1977, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Ruellia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70,196 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
University of Houston - Clear Lake, Pasadena, TX, US
(c) lidaco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, US-TX, US
(c) Kat_Lentz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
La Ceja, Antioquia, CO
(c) Juan Pablo Ramirez Otalvaro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
MLK, Austin, TX, USA
(c) pansagee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Bald Cypress Trail, Spring Branch, TX, US
(c) sa_joe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ruellia. BISH 634157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956285508. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/634157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956285508 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026