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Solanum americanum
American black nightshade
As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N.Derral R. Herbst →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 6420
- Date
- June 30, 1980
- Locality
- Eastern Island
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1980, Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Eleusine indica
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Eragrostis paupera
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Erigeron bonariensis
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Euphorbia hirta
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Euphorbia hypericifolia
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Euphorbia prostrata
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Heliotropium velutinum
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Ipomoea indica
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Lepidium owaihiense
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Lepidium virginicum
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Lepturus repens
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Lobularia maritima
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Lysimachia arvensis
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Pluchea carolinensis
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Portulaca oleracea
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Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
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Setaria adhaerens
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Solanum americanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 336 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-25.
2026-09-25
E Manoa Rd + Opp Huapala St, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-11
Kamehameha Hwy, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-07
Pope Laboratory, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-05
Kalakaua St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Dole St + Hale Aloha Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Makawao
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum americanum. BISH 436248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385140. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436248.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385140 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026