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Solanum americanum
As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2509
- Date
- July 2, 1895
- Locality
- Along the Hanapepe River, near the falls
- 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 July 2, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 16 other specimens.
Cardiospermum halicacabum
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Cladium mariscus
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Cladium mariscus
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Crepidomanes draytonianum
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Crepidomanes draytonianum
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Crepidomanes draytonianum
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Eleocharis obtusa
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Selaginella arbuscula
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Selaginella arbuscula
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Selaginella arbuscula
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Touchardia latifolia
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Touchardia latifolia
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Solanum americanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 336 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-25.
2026-09-25
E Manoa Rd + Opp Huapala St, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-11
Kamehameha Hwy, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-07
Pope Laboratory, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-05
Kalakaua St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Dole St + Hale Aloha Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Makawao
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum americanum. BISH 70146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70146.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347051 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026