Solanum americanum

American black nightshade

As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Danner, R.R.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: October 1, 1940
Locality: Canton (=Kanton)
Island: Canton (=Kanton)
Region: Kiribati
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On October 1, 1940, Danner, R.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Solanum americanum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Monserrat, Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

(c) Diego Gallotti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Colón, Córdoba, Argentina

(c) emilianorizzi, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

Playa Zipolite, Oax., México

(c) nery mora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Vista, CA 92084, USA

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

2026-10-21

Servidão Feijó Vieira, Florianópolis, SC, BR

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

2026-10-20

Gregg St, Houston, TX, US

(c) Alberto Careaga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Solanum americanum. BISH 449998. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956282802. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/449998.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956282802 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026