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| syn. Solanum fauriei, Solanum forsteri, Solanum nigrum, Solanum nigrum var. nihoense, Solanum nodiflorum var. fauriei, Solanum oleraceum |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Fiji: Rotuma Hawai'i Islands: Hawai'i, Kaho'olawe, Kaua'i, Kure, Lana'i, Laysan, Lisianaski, Maui, Midwayi, Moloka'i, Nihoa, Ni'ihau, O'ahu, Pearl and Hermes Reef Niue Samoa: Fanuatapu (?), Nu'ulua (?), Ofu, Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu Tonga: Tongatapu |
| local name: boro - Fiji magalo - Savai'i / Samoa 'olohua - Hawai'i Islands polo - Niue; Samoa polo fua - Niue polo kai - Tonga polopolo - Hawai'i Islands popolo - Hawai'i Islands popolohua - Hawai'i Islands poro - Rotuma / Fiji |
 left:Solanum americanum Photo: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
| References: - M. L. K. Manoko; R. G. van den Berg; R. M. C. Feron; G. M. van der Weerden; C. Mariani: AFLP markers support separation of Solanum nodiflorum from Solanum americanum sensu stricto (Solanaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 267. 1-11 (2007) |