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Solanaceae

Hawai'i horsenettle

Solanum sandwicense Hook. & Arn.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Hawai'i horsenettle: Pōpoloʻaiakeakua or Pōpolo Solanaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Endangered Kauaʻi (Cultivated); Kauaʻi form
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Hawai'i horsenettle

Synonyms

  • Solanum honopuense H.St.John
  • Solanum kauaiense (A.Gray) Hillebr.
  • Solanum kavaiense (A.Gray) Hillebr.
  • Solanum sandwicense var. kavaiense A.Gray
  • Solanum sandwicense var. sandwicense
  • Solanum sandwichense Dunal
  • Solanum woahense Dunal
  • Solanum woahense var. erosocrenulatum Dunal
  • Solanum woahense var. woahense

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.