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Solanum nelsonii
Nelson's Horsenettle
As recorded: Solanum nelsonii Dunal
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 29609
- Date
- February 23, 1948
- Locality
- Moomomi Beach, West Molokai
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1972, -157.1485 ± 484 m
- Identified by
- McClelland, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 23, 1948, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Solanum nelsonii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-26.

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum nelsonii. BISH 70071. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956586310. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70071.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956586310 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
