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Tacca leontopetaloides
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Brooks, W.T.; Brooks, C.C.C.C. Brooks →W.T. Brooks →
- Collector number
- 93
- Date
- June 14, 1967
- Locality
- Village islet
- Island
- Manihi
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 14, 1967, Brooks, W.T.; Brooks, C.C. also collected 7 other specimens.
Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 902 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Fiji, FJ
(c) jasha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Kombo South, Gambia
(c) carsten_renker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) Olivier N'tcha Mahandi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) tigniga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) tigniga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) tigniga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 12271. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956519221. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/12271.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956519221 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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