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Ruellia blechum
Browne's blechum
As recorded: Blechum brownei Juss.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Ward, J.V.
- Collector number
- 9
- Date
- October 23, 1982
- Locality
- Kosrae Issland: Lelu Islsand, on Ridge trail up Flinol Poro
- Island
- Kosrae
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 105 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ruellia blechum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,500 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ruellia blechum. BISH 660561. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956432126. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660561.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956432126 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
