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Solanum americanum
American black nightshade
As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 26673
- Date
- April 22, 1965
- Locality
- Nualolo Kai, Waimea Dist
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 5 m
- 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 April 22, 1965, St.John, H. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Cyperus javanicus
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Doryopteris subdecipiens
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Lipochaeta connata
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Lipochaeta connata
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Momordica charantia
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Morinda citrifolia
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Nototrichium sandwicense
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Pandanus tectorius
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Pandanus tectorius
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Solanum americanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. 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 70153. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613082. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70153.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956613082 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026