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Physalis peruviana
Cape gooseberry
As recorded: Physalis peruviana L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP teamL.W. Cuddihy →State ESP team →
- Collector number
- ESP 117
- Date
- January 8, 1980
- Locality
- Keauhou Ranch, Kau district, Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4500, -155.3000
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 8, 1980, Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP team also collected 10 other specimens.
Still here: Physalis peruviana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-09.

2026-07-09
Kīpukapuaulu Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-27
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-08
Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Kamakaniolu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Rafael Enrique Baez Segui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Physalis peruviana. BISH 657072. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956572101. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/657072.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956572101 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
