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Solanum capsicoides
Cockroach Berry
As recorded: Solanum capsicoides All.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Wiebke, H.Otto Degener →Henry Wiebke →
- Collector number
- 2122
- Date
- June 14, 1926
- Locality
- Alakoko near Nawiliwili, Kauai
- 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 June 14, 1926, Degener, O.; Wiebke, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Solanum capsicoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. 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 69977. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956252840. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69977.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956252840 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026