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Solanum nelsonii
Nelson's Horsenettle
As recorded: Solanum nelsonii Dunal
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.; Spence, G.Kenneth M. Nagata →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 1534
- Date
- January 27, 1978
- Locality
- Moomomi, near Kawaaloa
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 27, 1978, Nagata, K.M.; Spence, G. also collected 2 other specimens.
Solanum nelsonii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-27.
2026-05-27
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-27
United States
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-02-03
United States
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum nelsonii. BISH 732371. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956589446. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/732371.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956589446 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026