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Solanum pseudocapsicum
Jerusalem cherry
As recorded: Solanum pseudocapsicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 60.H
- Date
- June 8, 1911
- Locality
- Puuwaawaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 8, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Solanum pseudocapsicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-22.

2026-05-22
Mauna Loa Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-02
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-05
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-25
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-08
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Dani Ruais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-14
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Dani Ruais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum pseudocapsicum. BISH 70161. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148844. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70161.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956148844 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
