endemicSolanaceae
Solanum sandwicense
Pōpoloʻaiakeakua
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Solanum sandwicense is a rare species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by the common names Hawai'i horsenettle and popolo 'aiakeakua. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it occurs today on the islands of Kauai and Oahu. It is threatened by the destruction and degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
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Where documented · 19 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 12 · GBIF 40 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 9 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Makaweli · KauaʻiGBIF 5
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiGBIF 3
Waiawa · OʻahuGBIF 3
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikele · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mākua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuGBIF 2
Lāwai · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Waipiʻo · OʻahuGBIF 2
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 1
Mokulēʻia 2 · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kawaihāpai · OʻahuGBIF 1
Papaʻakoko · OʻahuGBIF 1
Nānākuli · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kamoku · LānaʻiGBIF 1