BISH 660864Botany

Russelia equisetiformis

Firecracker plant

As recorded: Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 60294 A
Date: August 18, 1980
Locality: Moen Village, Aqriculture Station
Island: Weno Island
Region: Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

63 Bishop specimens of Russelia equisetiformis · collected 1926–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 18, 1980, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Russelia equisetiformis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,907 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Duval St, Key West, FL, US

(c) K Chambers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Orlando, FL, US

(c) mdefillipi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Lake Buena Vista

(c) Ron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Sailhouse Dr, Saint Cloud, FL, US

(c) Antonio Negron-Diaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US

(c) melaniecb04, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Damra Road, Dudhnoi, Assam, IN

(c) Prachurjya Saikia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Russelia equisetiformis. BISH 660864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956562107. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660864.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956562107 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026