Ruellia blechum

As recorded: Ruellia blechum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.
Collector number: 7428
Date: February 29, 1984
Locality: Followed a ridge up to 425 ft. el. Collected mostly in a mixed forest at the edge of a ravine with Cocos, Neisosperma, Hibiscus, Pandanus, and Terminalia as the dominant species. Phymatosorus and Blechum were the most common ground covers
Island: Asuncion Island
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates: 19.6667, 145.4000
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

76 Bishop specimens of Ruellia blechum · collected 1908–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 29, 1984, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Ruellia blechum. BISH 667688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956410668. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667688.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956410668 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026