BISH 14193Botany

Datura metel

metel devil's trumpet

As recorded: Datura metel L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 730
Date: April 11, 1927
Locality: Faaroa Valley
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 7 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

34 Bishop specimens of Datura metel · collected 1921–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 11, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 23 other specimens.

Datura metel observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,884 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Ouahat Sidi Brahim, Maroc

(c) Chatel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Karnataka 581345, India

(c) Omkar Nargund, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

426J+J2W, EB Colony, Sarcarsamakulam, Tamil Nadu 641107, India

(c) Christopher Guna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

PR-31, Spring Branch, TX, US

(c) mediumtoad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

65th St, Galveston, TX, US

(c) sharkjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Le Vieux-Port, Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR

(c) Guillaume Fried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Datura metel. BISH 14193. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956564224. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/14193.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956564224 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026