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Solanum lycopersicum
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As recorded: Solanum lycopersicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Hume, L.
- Collector number
- 289
- Date
- January 17, 1988
- Locality
- Below water tank near Kapaula Heiau, Polihale
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Appleby, W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 17, 1988, Hume, L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Solanum lycopersicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 174 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Dole St + Hale Aloha Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-05
Kinoole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Farrington Hwy + Opp Aniani Pl, Waipahu, HI 96797, USA
(c) chocktm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-21
Hawaii, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12
Makena, HI 96753, USA
(c) cbird808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-05
Waikele, HI 96797, USA
(c) Marcus Hoapili, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum lycopersicum. BISH 610437. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590829. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610437.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590829 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
