Solanum americanum
American black nightshade
As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Quayle, E.H.
- Collector number
- 1566
- Date
- September 27, 1922
- Locality
- Hatutu
- Island
- Hatutaa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 27, 1922, Quayle, E.H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Solanum americanum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Monserrat, Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
(c) Diego Gallotti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Colón, Córdoba, Argentina
(c) emilianorizzi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
Playa Zipolite, Oax., México
(c) nery mora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Vista, CA 92084, USA
(c) HSJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Servidão Feijó Vieira, Florianópolis, SC, BR
(c) gio_calvo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Gregg St, Houston, TX, US
(c) Alberto Careaga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum americanum. BISH 181834. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157794. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181834.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956157794 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026