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Solanum nelsonii
Nelson's Horsenettle
As recorded: Solanum nelsonii Dunal
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Caum, E.L.
- Collector number
- 12
- Date
- April 18, 1923
- Locality
- Ocean Island
- Island
- Kure Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1923, Caum, E.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Achyranthes atollensis
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Achyranthes atollensis
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Achyranthes atollensis
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Boerhavia repens
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Ipomoea indica
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Ipomoea indica
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Ipomoea indica
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Lepturus repens
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Lepturus repens
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Lipochaeta integrifolia
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Scaevola taccada
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Scaevola taccada
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Sicyos maximowiczii
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Sicyos maximowiczii
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Sicyos maximowiczii
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Sicyos maximowiczii
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Solanum nelsonii
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Solanum nelsonii
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Tribulus cistoides
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Solanum nelsonii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-27.
2026-05-27
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-27
United States
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
2021-02-03
United States
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum nelsonii. BISH 581183. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956323087. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/581183.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956323087 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026