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Solanum americanum

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BISH 447042Botany

Solanum americanum

As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Gillespie, J.W.
Collector number: 1110
Date: July 8, 1927
Locality: ridge north of Kuapa Pond
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 183 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

227 Bishop specimens of Solanum americanum · collected 1893–2023Species page ›

Solanum americanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 336 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-25.

Solanum americanum observed 2026-09-25

2026-09-25

E Manoa Rd + Opp Huapala St, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

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Solanum americanum observed 2026-09-11

2026-09-11

Kamehameha Hwy, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Solanum americanum observed 2026-09-07

2026-09-07

Pope Laboratory, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

no rights reserved

Solanum americanum observed 2026-09-05

2026-09-05

Kalakaua St, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Solanum americanum observed 2026-07-28

2026-07-28

Dole St + Hale Aloha Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

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

Solanum americanum observed 2026-07-24

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 447042. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956681428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447042.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956681428 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026