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Capsicum annuum
chili pepper
As recorded: Capsicum annuum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1812
- Date
- January 6, 1986
- Locality
- U.H.Campus, Sherman Laboratory
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Bohs, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 6, 1986, Lau, J. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Benincasa hispida
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Bidens alba
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Distimake tuberosus
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Filicium decipiens
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
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Ledebouria socialis
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Ledebouria socialis
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Lipochaeta connata
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Lipochaeta connata
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Mansoa hymenaea
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Thunbergia laurifolia
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Triplaris weigeltiana
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Capsicum annuum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-01-12.
2025-01-12
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) kimrosales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) kissakissa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-23
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-04-23
Honokaa, HI 96727, USA
(c) Mitch Van Dyke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Capsicum annuum. BISH 500221. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956659150. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500221.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956659150 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026