Solanum wrightii

blue potato tree

As recorded: Solanum wrightii Benth.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Ismail
Collector number: s.n.
Date: February 16, 1972
Locality: Univ. Malaya, Biology Quadrangle
Region: Malaysia
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Solanum wrightii · collected 1927–1997Species page ›

Solanum wrightii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 117 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

Lake Side, Pokhara, Gandaki Province 33700, Nepal

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

2026-09-19

Serengeti Road, Arusha, Arusha Urban, TZ

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

2026-09-10

Waimea Valley Trail, North Shore, HI 96712, USA

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

2026-06-06

San José Province, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica

(c) Ocean Fleskes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24

Cercado, Bolivia

(c) Silvia Ten, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-29

Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, TT

(c) Cheryl Rosenfeld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Solanum wrightii. BISH 402028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956574282. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402028.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956574282 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026