Solanum americanum
American black nightshade
As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 212
- Date
- October 14, 1926
- Locality
- Raiatea. In first valley south of Uturoa.
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 14, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 10 other specimens.
Solanum americanum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Monserrat, Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
(c) Diego Gallotti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Colón, Córdoba, Argentina
(c) emilianorizzi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
Playa Zipolite, Oax., México
(c) nery mora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Vista, CA 92084, USA
(c) HSJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Servidão Feijó Vieira, Florianópolis, SC, BR
(c) gio_calvo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Gregg St, Houston, TX, US
(c) Alberto Careaga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Solanum americanum. BISH 753633. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956231355. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/753633.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956231355 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026