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Solanum americanum
American black nightshade
As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Wysong, M.L.
- Collector number
- 618
- Date
- February 12, 2005
- Locality
- Kalaupapa National Historic Park. Trail. Between switchback 6 & 8
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 12, 2005, Wysong, M.L. also collected 6 other specimens.
Solanum americanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Solanum americanum. BISH 718315. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956502835. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/718315.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956502835 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026