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Solanum sandwicense in life
In life — Pōpoloʻaiakeakua, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David Eickhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BISH 70175Botany

Solanum sandwicense

Pōpoloʻaiakeakua

As recorded: Solanum sandwicense Hook. & Arn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by
Hillebrand, W.B.; Lydgate, J.M.Wilhelm Hillebrand →John Mortimer Lydgate →
Collector number
Collector Number: s.n.
Locality
Manoa Ridge
Island
Oʻahu
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
92 Bishop specimens of Solanum sandwicense · collected 1864–2015Species page ›

Solanum sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-22.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Solanum sandwicense. BISH 70175. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956313227. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70175.

Record sources