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Colocasia esculenta
As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Handy, E.S.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 23, 1931
- Locality
- Haena
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1931, Handy, E.S. also collected 10 other specimens.
Colocasia esculenta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. 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 115612. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307830. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115612.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307830 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026