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Ruellia blechum
Browne's blechum
As recorded: Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Vander Velde, N.
- Collector number
- 158200907
- Date
- May 18, 2009
- Locality
- Wotje Atoll, by lake.
- Island
- Wotje
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 18, 2009, Vander Velde, N. also collected 12 other specimens.
Ruellia blechum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2009. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Ruellia blechum. BISH 796227. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690515. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/796227.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690515 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026