Ruellia makoyana
Monkey-plant
Photo: (c) Tony Rodd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) (iNaturalist)
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1940
First collected
1991
Last collected
2023
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1940 by Neal, M.C. (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1991; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 11, 2023.
From the collection
Alive today
5 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2023-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-23
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-23
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-29
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2018-09-18
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)