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Solanum wrightii
blue potato tree
As recorded: Solanum wrightii Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 642
- Date
- October 10, 1967
- Locality
- Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Bohs, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 10, 1967, Herbst, D.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Solanum wrightii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-10.
2026-09-10
Waimea Valley Trail, North Shore, HI 96712, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-07
Hakalau, HI 96710, USA
(c) Rick Mandel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum wrightii. BISH 28353. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530610. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28353.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530610 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026