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Datura metel
metel devil's trumpet
As recorded: Datura metel L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Collector number
- 6445
- Date
- May 25, 1990
- Locality
- Koloa District: Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Bamboo Bridge Section, at N end of hau tunnel
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Identified by
- Bohs, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 25, 1990, Lorence, D.H. also collected 10 other specimens.
Datura metel observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.
2026-08-30
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Lanai City
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Sydnie Bodzianowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Datura metel. BISH 590320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582656. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/590320.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956582656 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026