Solanum sandwicense
Pōpoloʻaiakeakua
As recorded: Solanum sandwicense Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 1081.K
- Date
- 1917
- Locality
- Kalalau Trail, down left hand ridge, looking into Honopu, west side
- 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. →
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Solanum sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-22.
2026-07-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Keely Rooker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-19
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2024-04-20
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Solanum sandwicense. BISH 70019. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956149518. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70019.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956149518 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026