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Manihot esculenta
As recorded: Manihot esculenta Crantz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 2693
- Date
- May 23, 1946
- Locality
- Moen I
- Island
- Weno Island
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 23, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 19 other specimens.
Manihot esculenta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,067 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Wanglai Rd, Guanmiao District, Tainan City, TW
(c) naturalist129227, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

2026-10-20
Jalan Bunga Seroja, Masai, Johore, MY
(c) siangshen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Jalan Cempaka 5, Masai, Johore, MY
(c) siangshen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

2026-10-15
Calle Georgetown, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Sebastian Murga Alicea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Manihot esculenta. BISH 143787. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179598. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/143787.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179598 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
