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Solanum capsicoides
Cockroach Berry
As recorded: Solanum capsicoides All.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 2432
- Date
- March 18, 1909
- Locality
- Lihue, Haupu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 18, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cyrtandra longifolia
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Hibiscus brackenridgei
Botany
Hibiscus brackenridgei
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Hibiscus brackenridgei
Botany
Hibiscus brackenridgei
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Kadua cordata
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Scaevola mollis
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Sida fallax
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Solanum capsicoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-18.
2026-07-18
Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-29
Island of Hawaiʻi, Paauilo, HI, US
(c) melissaannkeenan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-20
Kalaupapa, HI 96742, USA
(c) dougkagawa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) rolandwirth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-07
Manoku Fishpond, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Andrea Grover, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-08-01
Kohala Forest Reserve, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) bluesky1995, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum capsicoides. BISH 69957. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486323. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69957.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956486323 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026