Colocasia esculenta

As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae

Collected by: Quayle, E.H.
Collector number: 113
Date: October 5, 1921
Locality: Mt. Aorai, Orange Ravine
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 600 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

321 Bishop specimens of Colocasia esculenta · collected 1906–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 5, 1921, Quayle, E.H. also collected 21 other specimens.

Colocasia esculenta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,183 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

新店區

(c) yang-chin-min, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

N Eastern Blvd, Montgomery, AL, US

(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Madeira Natural Park, Machico, Madeira, PT

(c) chiliman74, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Haleiwa, HI, US

(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Fairhope Park Rd, Fairhope, AL, US

(c) Ava Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

NW 97th Ave, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Colocasia esculenta. BISH 102052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956667705. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/102052.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956667705 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026