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Solanum nelsonii

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Solanum nelsonii

Nelson's Horsenettle

As recorded: Solanum nelsonii Dunal

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Yen, D.E.
Collector number: 1018
Date: May 1, 1969
Locality: North of Miller Valley
Island: Nihoa
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 30 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

111 Bishop specimens of Solanum nelsonii · collected 1779–2023Species page ›

Solanum nelsonii observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-27.

Solanum nelsonii observed 2026-05-27

2026-05-27

United States

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

Solanum nelsonii observed 2025-02-27

2025-02-27

United States

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

Solanum nelsonii observed 2024-06-26

2024-06-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Solanum nelsonii observed 2024-06-26

2024-06-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Solanum nelsonii observed 2021-02-03

2021-02-03

United States

(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Solanum nelsonii observed 2019-09-21

2019-09-21

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Solanum nelsonii. BISH 37775. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635760. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/37775.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956635760 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026