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Colocasia esculenta
Taro
As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Barrau, J.
- Collector number
- 577
- Date
- January 19, 1958
- Locality
- Ba River, near Houailou
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 19, 1958, Barrau, J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Colocasia esculenta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colocasia esculenta. BISH 102095. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956671658. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/102095.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956671658 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026