BISH 181666Botany

Datura metel

metel devil's trumpet

As recorded: Datura metel L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 9684
Date: January 17, 1940
Locality: In waste ground near Mutalau
Island: Niue Island
Region: Niue
Elevation: 65 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 January 17, 1940, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Datura metel observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. 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 181666. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956574096. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181666.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956574096 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026