BISH 579485Botany

Solanum americanum

American black nightshade

As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Hallé, N.
Collector number: 7032
Date: April 17, 1981
Locality: Savane du N. de l'ile
Island: Rurutu
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: McClelland, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On April 17, 1981, Hallé, N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Solanum americanum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1981. 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 579485. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448008. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579485.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956448008 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026