Ruellia simplex
Britton's Wild Petunia
Photo: (c) Te Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Te Chang (iNaturalist)
23
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1930
First collected
2023
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Ruellia simplex, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Where Bishop collected it
9 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1930 by St.John, H. (Oʻahu).
From the collection
Alive today
122 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-09-12
Wahiawa Botanical Gardens, Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Lehua Ave + Lehua Community Park, Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-14
Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Anthony Ssuuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) lvconrad1977, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Lahaina
(c) willgorman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-29
Maʻalaea Rd, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) Celina Day, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
AALA St + N Vineyard Bl, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)