
Colocasia esculenta
Taro
As recorded: Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum (Schott) F.T.Hubb. & Rehder
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Kirch, P.V.
- Collector number
- 121
- Date
- July 10, 1974
- Locality
- Nuku, Singave
- Island
- Futuna Island
- Region
- Wallis & Futuna
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 10, 1974, Kirch, P.V. also collected 15 other specimens.
Colocasia esculenta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,188 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Atlanta
(c) Alexa Reluzco Oberle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Santana, Portugal
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
605台灣嘉義縣阿里山鄉凸龜山
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
新店區
(c) yang-chin-min, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
N Eastern Blvd, Montgomery, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Madeira Natural Park, Machico, Madeira, PT
(c) chiliman74, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Colocasia esculenta. BISH 418290. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956653178. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418290.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956653178 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
