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Solanum mauritianum
bugweed
As recorded: Solanum mauritianum Scop.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I.I. Adachi →A.H.M. Jayasuriya →
- Collector number
- 17182
- Date
- March 11, 1987
- Locality
- Madugoda
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- McClelland, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 11, 1987, Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. also collected 1 other specimen.
Solanum mauritianum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,971 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Santana, Portugal
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ugu District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Candyce Areington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Greater Letaba Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Mashudu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Oubaai Golf Estate Street, Herolds Bay, Western Cape, ZA
(c) Reinier van der Kuip, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Alexandra, 2090, South Africa
(c) vuvuy1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Samsonvale, QLD, AU
(c) Jason Talbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Solanum mauritianum. BISH 601369. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956498060. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601369.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956498060 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026