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Solanum nelsonii
Nelson's Horsenettle
As recorded: Solanum nelsonii Dunal
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cottam, G.; Hudson, C.F.; Lane, I.E.; Maysilles, J.H.G. Cottam →Cottam Hudson →I.E. Lane →J.H. Maysilles →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 23489
- Date
- December 24, 1948
- Locality
- Moomomi, Kaluakoi
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1966, -157.1535 ± 2,594 m
- Elevation
- 9 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1948, St.John, H.; Cottam, G.; Hudson, C.F.; Lane, I.E.; Maysilles, J.H. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Solanum nelsonii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-26.

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum nelsonii. BISH 454236. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956688816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454236.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956688816 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
