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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J.J. Allerton →Derral R. Herbst →
- Collector number
- 2731
- Date
- August 12, 1972
- Locality
- Butaritari Isl., Butaritari Atoll
- Island
- Butaritari Atoll
- Region
- Kiribati
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1972, Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Calymperes moluccense
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Cassytha filiformis
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus odoratus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Ectropothecium monumentorum
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Eleocharis geniculata
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Eleocharis geniculata
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Eleusine indica
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Euphorbia heterophylla
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Euphorbia heterophylla
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Euphorbia hirta
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Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 402266. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956589777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402266.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956589777 ↗
- 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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