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Manihot esculenta
Cassava
As recorded: Manihot esculenta Crantz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 16730
- Date
- March 5, 1969
- Locality
- Suva, Capricorn Hotel Garden
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Rewa Province, Fiji
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1969, Smith, A.C. also collected 7 other specimens.
Manihot esculenta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. 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 33134. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956564284. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/33134.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956564284 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
