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Colocasia esculenta

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BISH 459370Botany

Colocasia esculenta

Taro

As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae

Collected by: Harrison, B.
Collector number: 163
Date: August 4, 1972
Locality: East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley, S side of valley at base of Puu Hoolio
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.7021, -156.0331 ± 429 m
Elevation: 610 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

321 Bishop specimens of Colocasia esculenta · collected 1906–2007Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Colocasia esculenta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2018-06-30.

Colocasia esculenta observed 2018-06-30

2018-06-30

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Colocasia esculenta observed 2018-06-18

2018-06-18

Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Beth Cates, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Colocasia esculenta observed 2015-03-10

2015-03-10

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) Zach Hawn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Colocasia esculenta. BISH 459370. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581525. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459370.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956581525 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026