Ruellia simplex
Mexican Ruellia
As recorded: Ruellia brittoniana Leonard
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 3010a/CI
- Date
- January 20, 1990
- Locality
- Ngatangiia, Ara Tapu
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 20, 1990, Sykes, W.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Ruellia simplex observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17,180 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
350台灣苗栗縣竹南鎮港墘里17-10號
(c) 葉秋恆, 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
Queensland, AU
(c) GumnutPlatypus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
The San Antonio River Walk, San Antonio, TX, US
(c) Marley Diehl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Albert Grimsley Dr, Cochran, GA, US
(c) kgrieshop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Violet Crown Trail, Austin, TX, US
(c) Nicole Wonderlin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ruellia simplex. BISH 664844. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956419622. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/664844.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956419622 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026