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Physalis peruviana
As recorded: Physalis peruviana L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Stuessy, T.F.
- Collector number
- 6120
- Date
- May 29, 1982
- Locality
- 4 mi N of jct rte 11 on rte 148 (ca. 4 mi N of Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,190 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
Collected the same day
On May 29, 1982, Stuessy, T.F. also collected 18 other specimens.
Asplenium contiguum
Botany
Cibotium glaucum
Botany
Cibotium glaucum
Botany
Coniogramme pilosa
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Dubautia scabra
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Machaerina angustifolia
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Peperomia cookiana
Botany
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Botany
Persicaria capitata
Botany
Scaevola chamissoniana
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Vandenboschia davallioides
Botany
Physalis peruviana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
Kalalau Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) mcallstr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Kīpukapuaulu Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Kipuka Puʻu Huluhulu Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-27
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Physalis peruviana. BISH 503076. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322354. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503076.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322354 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026