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Colocasia esculenta

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BISH 115538Botany

Colocasia esculenta

As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Baker, R.J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G.R.J. Baker →J.W. Coulter →F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →Truman George Yuncker →
Collector number: 12729
Date: December 27, 1932
Locality: Halawa Valley
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1571, -156.7413 ± 2,824 m
Elevation: 61 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 27, 1932, St.John, H.; Baker, R.J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Colocasia esculenta. BISH 115538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664152. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115538.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956664152 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026