Solanum mauritianum
bugweed
As recorded: Solanum mauritianum Scop.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Holly, K.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 9, 1956
- Locality
- Waiahole Valley, Waianu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 9, 1956, Holly, K. also collected 1 other specimen.
Solanum mauritianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-31.
2026-05-31
Helemano Military Reservation, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-03-15
Oʻahu, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) sanya00, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-15
Oʻahu, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) sanya00, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-07
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-10
Mililani Mauka - Launani Valley, Mililani, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Solanum mauritianum. BISH 659247. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956356353. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659247.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956356353 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026