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Solanum mauritianum
bugweed
As recorded: Solanum mauritianum Scop.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 13431
- Date
- December 10, 1933
- Locality
- Waiahole Ditch Trail, head of Kahana Valley, Hauula Forest reserve
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 December 10, 1933, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Alyxia stellata
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Bobea gaudichaudii
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Boehmeria grandis
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Cyrtandra kalichii
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Deparia prolifera
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Gesneriaceae
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Haplopteris elongata
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Hibiscus arnottianus
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Hymenasplenium unilaterale
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Isachne pallens
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Macropiper methysticum
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Macropiper methysticum
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Palhinhaea cernua
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Peperomia oahuensis
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Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
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Pilea peploides
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Pipturus albidus
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Pipturus albidus
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Pipturus albidus
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Polyscias oahuensis
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Polyscias oahuensis
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Solanum mauritianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. 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 405035. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210673. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405035.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210673 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026