Ppolo k mai or Thorny ppoloSolanaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; extant only on Hawaii Island)NatureServe: Critically ImperiledHawaii Island (Cultivated)In the upper right corner is a rare and endemic Hawaiian catchfly (Silene lanceolata).EtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically S. nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The Latin epithet incompletum, lacking parts, in reference to the flowers.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/