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Manihot esculenta

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BISH 143753Botany

Manihot esculenta

Cassava

As recorded: Manihot esculenta Crantz

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T.Harold E. Parks →S.T. Parks →
Collector number: 22244
Date: May 1, 1929
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Region: Cook Islands
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

124 Bishop specimens of Manihot esculenta · collected 1864–2010Species page ›

Manihot esculenta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,067 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

Manihot esculenta observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Wanglai Rd, Guanmiao District, Tainan City, TW

(c) naturalist129227, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Manihot esculenta observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

232台灣新北市坪林區5 號之1號金瓜寮

(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Manihot esculenta observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Jalan Bunga Seroja, Masai, Johore, MY

(c) siangshen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Manihot esculenta observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Jalan Cempaka 5, Masai, Johore, MY

(c) siangshen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Manihot esculenta observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Guadalupe Hinojosa - Moctezuma, Cabecera Municipal Sta Cruz Xoxocotlan, 71230 Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oax., México

(c) JOSUE PEREZ PEREZ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Manihot esculenta observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Calle Georgetown, San Juan, PR, US

(c) Sebastian Murga Alicea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Manihot esculenta. BISH 143753. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956518973. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/143753.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956518973 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026