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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
- 68
- Date
- June 19, 1923
- Locality
- Nihoa
- Island
- Nihoa
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 19, 1923, Caum, E.L. also collected 7 other specimens.
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 581186. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360901. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/581186.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360901 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
