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Ruellia chartacea
Peruvian Wild Petunia
As recorded: Ruellia chartacea (T.Anderson) Wassh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Dunn, L.
- Collector number
- LOA_585
- Date
- February 18, 2016
- Locality
- Kona District, Manoa. Lyon Arboretum: Lower Lawn Mauka-growing just south of breadfruit tree.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ruellia chartacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2016. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-04-14.
2023-04-14
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) Dave Greenwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-02-20
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) lynngroh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-12-09
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) efos87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-05-12
955 Kam Hwy, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Ron Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-09-17
Maui, Hawaii, USA
(c) waynebird20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2001-08-11
Maui, Hawaii, USA
(c) B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ruellia chartacea. BISH 777341. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956700530. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/777341.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956700530 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026