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Solanum erianthum
potato tree
As recorded: Solanum erianthum D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 37504
- Date
- June 15, 1956
- Locality
- just east of Ohama, on Miyara Wan
- Island
- Ishigaki Island
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Walker, E.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1956, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Solanum erianthum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,804 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
JV8M+6X, Monte Kristal, 67280 Arboledas de San Roque, N.L., México
(c) E. Tadeo Hernández Almanza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
台灣新竹縣新豐鄉鳳坑村
(c) zixuan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Allende, N.L., MX
(c) Regina Alvarado Leal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
66296 San Pedro Garza García, N.L., México
(c) Marcelo Alí Martínez-Guerra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Culiacán, Sin., México
(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Primer Cuadro, 80000 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Esmeralda Aispuro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Solanum erianthum. BISH 76695. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534650. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76695.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534650 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026