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Solanum mauritianum
bugweed
As recorded: Solanum mauritianum Scop.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Iltis, H.H.; Ewan, J.; van Royen, P.; Anderson, D.Donald AndersonDonald Anderson →J. Ewan →H.H. Iltis →van Royen →
- Collector number
- 335
- Date
- July 17, 1967
- Locality
- Koolau Range, 2.4 mi due west from Waikane, slopes above Waikane Camp on Waikane Stream
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1967, Iltis, H.H.; Ewan, J.; van Royen, P.; Anderson, D. also collected 15 other specimens.
Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Miconia crenata
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Ophioderma falcatum
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Passiflora laurifolia
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Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
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Psychotria mariniana
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Scaevola gaudichaudiana
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Solanum mauritianum
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Solanum mauritianum
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Solanum mauritianum
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Solanum mauritianum
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Solanum mauritianum
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Syzygium sandwicense
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Solanum mauritianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-31.
2026-05-31
Helemano Military Reservation, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-03-15
Oʻahu, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) sanya00, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-15
Oʻahu, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) sanya00, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-07
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-10
Mililani Mauka - Launani Valley, Mililani, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum mauritianum. BISH 36177. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171179. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36177.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956171179 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026