Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Arrowleaf Elephant's Ear
As recorded: Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- F. H. Brown
- Collector number
- 243
- Date
- March 1921
- Locality
- Papeete
- Region
- Tahiti, Windward, French Polynesia
- Identified by
- X. Delannay
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Xanthosoma sagittifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,384 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
73F9+8R, San Francisco I 041709, Paraguay
(c) Nicolas Larroza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Zhishan Rd Sec 3 Ln 336, Shilin District, Taipei City, TW
(c) Tony Tsai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
232台灣新北市坪林區5 號之1號 金瓜寮
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Santa Cruz, Galapagos, EC
(c) Jose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
陽明山國家公園, 北投區, 臺北市, TW
(c) jadehong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
陽明山國家公園, 北投區, 臺北市, TW
(c) phlinepig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Xanthosoma sagittifolium. BISH 101060525. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 2268955838. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/101060525.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 2268955838 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026