BISH 181920Botany

Solanum torvum

Turkey Berry

As recorded: Solanum torvum Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 9071
Date: April 15, 1953
Locality: Namosi: Hills east of Wainikoroiluva River, near Namuamua
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Namosi Province, Fiji
Elevation: 125 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

91 Bishop specimens of Solanum torvum · collected 1909–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 15, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Solanum torvum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,267 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

W 112th Pl, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Mountain Creek, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-25

Kodagu, Karnataka, IN

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

2026-10-25

643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號

(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號

(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

338台灣桃園市蘆竹區蘆興里

(c) 陳欽碧, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Solanum torvum. BISH 181920. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956656400. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181920.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956656400 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026