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Physalis peruviana
Cape gooseberry
As recorded: Physalis peruviana L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 7390
- Date
- July 4, 1927
- Locality
- Ulupalakua, E Maui, Makawao District
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6455, -156.3986 ± 4,084 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 20 other specimens.
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Bobea sandwicensis
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Carex subfusca
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Carex wahuensis
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Doryopteris decipiens
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Kadua affinis
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Korthalsella complanata
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
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Melicope volcanica
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Melicope volcanica
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Melicope volcanica
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Polystichum haleakalense
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Polystichum hillebrandii
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Silene gallica
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Still here: Physalis peruviana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-06.
2025-08-06
Waihou Spring Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) fmarmillion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-09
Waihou Spring Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) fmarmillion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-28
Waihou Spring Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) fmarmillion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-19
Kula, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-09-25
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-11-26
Maui, Makawao, HI, US
(c) alicelow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Physalis peruviana. BISH 69929. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956183588. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69929.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956183588 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026