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Solanum americanum
American black nightshade
As recorded: Solanum americanum Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 194506
- Date
- July 17, 1969
- Locality
- Meteorological station area.
- Island
- Raoul
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- McClelland, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1969, Sykes, W.R. also collected 16 other specimens.
Ageratum houstonianum
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Ascarina lucida
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Bidens pilosa
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Brugmansia suaveolens
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Coprosma petiolata
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Coriaria arborea
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Disphyma australe
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Euphorbia peplus
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Foeniculum vulgare
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Macropiper excelsum
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Melicytus ramiflorus
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Myoporum obscurum
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Myrsine kermadecensis
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Myrsine kermadecensis
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Neopanax kermadecense
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Symphyotrichum subulatum
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Solanum americanum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum americanum. BISH 762149. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956288878. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762149.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956288878 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026