Tacca leontopetaloides

Polynesian Arrowroot

As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 21847
Date: August 30, 1946
Locality: Ailuk Island
Island: Ailuk Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

295 Bishop specimens of Tacca leontopetaloides · collected 1800–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 30, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 904 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12

Fiji, FJ

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

2026-10-05

Kombo South, Gambia

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

2026-10-01

Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ

(c) Olivier N'tcha Mahandi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ

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

2026-10-01

Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ

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

2026-10-01

Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ

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

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Cite this specimen

Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 422069. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361542. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422069.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956361542 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026