Solanum americanum (Solanaceae)

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"Hillebrand (1888) treated this species as native [ed.: to Hawaii]; however, the earliest collection was made in 1835.... In support of Hillebrand's statement is the discovery of seeds of this species in archaeological remains of the Mauna Kea Adze Quarry complex.... This site was abandoned prior to Cook's arrival." (Wagner et al. 1999. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii [rev. ed.]. p 1269.) 

Species description or overview

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Solanum americanum
Nomenclatural information about Solanum americanum is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Solanum americanum
Nomenclatural information about Solanum americanum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Images

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Solanum americanum
The Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website presents information about Solanum americanum in Hawaii.

Solanum americanum images from PIER
Images of Solanum americanum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Herbarium specimens

Distribution

Bibliography

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