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Solanum linnaeanum
Yellow Bitter-apple
As recorded: Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L.Jaeger
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Spence, G.
- Collector number
- 131
- Date
- December 18, 1972
- Locality
- Central, Along dirt road leading from Ulupalakua to Kihei
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 18, 1972, Spence, G. also collected 1 other specimen.
Solanum linnaeanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 91 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-19.
2026-06-19
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-16
Makena, HI 96753, USA
no rights reserved
2026-04-08
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) grenshaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-25
Keokea, HI 96790, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-16
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum linnaeanum. BISH 80948. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956142757. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80948.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956142757 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026