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Colocasia esculenta
Taro
As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 24, 1934
- Locality
- Honolulu: Kapalama; Bishop Museum
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Colocasia esculenta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 258 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Haleʻiwa
(c) ron_123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Kailua, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Ala Mahamoe St + Ala Amoamo St, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Lihue, HI, US
(c) tigershreya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) jencabezon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colocasia esculenta. BISH 115545. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956552419. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115545.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956552419 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026