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Solanum americanum in life
In life — American black nightshade, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
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Solanum americanum

American black nightshade

As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by
Florence, J.; Sykes, W.R.Jacques Florence →W.R. Sykes →
Collector number
11228
Date
May 5, 1992
Locality
Rairua-Pointe Anapoto
Island
Raivavae
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-23.8833, -147.7000
Elevation
2 m
Identified by
Florence, J.
Record type
Preserved specimen
227 Bishop specimens of Solanum americanum · collected 1893–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 5, 1992, Florence, J.; Sykes, W.R. also collected 22 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Solanum americanum. BISH 643979. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956479376. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643979.

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