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Solanum mauritianum
bugweed
As recorded: Solanum mauritianum Scop.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 1191
- Date
- January 22, 1909
- Locality
- Waianu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 22, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Adiantum capillus-veneris
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Adiantum capillus-veneris
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Bambusa vulgaris
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Bambusa vulgaris
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Bambusa vulgaris
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Bambusa vulgaris
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Clermontia kakeana
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Myrsine sandwicensis
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Pittosporum glabrum
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Solanum mauritianum
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Solanum mauritianum
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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
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Solanum mauritianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum mauritianum. BISH 69982. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530767. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69982.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530767 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026