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Capsicum annuum
As recorded: Capsicum annuum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Rosenberger, K.Timothy Flynn →K. Rosenberger →
- Collector number
- 5630
- Date
- October 11, 1994
- Locality
- Koloa District, Omao. garden of Kerin Rosenberger, Omao Road
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 11, 1994, Flynn, T.W.; Rosenberger, K. also collected 2 other specimens.
Capsicum annuum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-01-12.

2025-01-12
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) kimrosales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) kissakissa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-23
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-04-23
Honokaa, HI 96727, USA
(c) Mitch Van Dyke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Capsicum annuum. BISH 641223. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250013. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/641223.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956250013 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
