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Solanum americanum in life
In life — American black nightshade, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
BISH 493224Botany

Solanum americanum

American black nightshade

As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by
Florence, J.
Collector number
6321
Date
January 30, 1984
Locality
Rapa. Flanc W de la pointe Komire.
Island
Rapa
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-27.5667, -144.3330
Elevation
3 m
Identified by
Smith, A.C.
Record type
Preserved specimen
227 Bishop specimens of Solanum americanum · collected 1893–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 30, 1984, Florence, J. also collected 14 other specimens.

Achyranthes aspera

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Briza minor

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Broussonetia papyrifera

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Cymbopogon refractus

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Cyperus javanicus

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Echinochloa colonum

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Peperomia leptostachya

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Peperomia leptostachya

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Peperomia rapensis

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Polystichum rapense

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Psidium cattleianum

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Psidium cattleianum

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Rorippa sarmentosa

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Sida acuta

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Cite this specimen

Solanum americanum. BISH 493224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956158928. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/493224.

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