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Solanum torvum
Turkey Berry
As recorded: Solanum torvum Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S.H. Waas →
- Collector number
- 8756
- Date
- November 16, 1973
- Locality
- Ratnapura District; road across Adam's Peak Wilderness from Bogawantalawa to Pinnawala. Mostly about one mile below summit on south side
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- McClelland, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 16, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S. also collected 16 other specimens.
Solanum torvum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,268 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Yarwun, QLD, AU
(c) bhare3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
W 112th Pl, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Mountain Creek, QLD, AU
(c) eleanorguard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kodagu, Karnataka, IN
(c) birdsinmyheart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Solanum torvum. BISH 434395. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634272. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434395.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956634272 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026