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Tacca leontopetaloides
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 3242
- Date
- May 29, 1982
- Locality
- Motu Tiaranau, secteur centrale
- Island
- Tetiaroa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -16.9833, -149.5830
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 29, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 13 other specimens.
Cassytha filiformis
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Guettarda speciosa
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Ipomoea violacea
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Lepidium bidentatum
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Lepturus repens
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Morinda citrifolia
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Pemphis acidula
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Phymatosorus
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Suriana maritima
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Tacca leontopetaloides
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Timonius uniflorus
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Timonius uniflorus
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Triumfetta procumbens
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Still here: Tacca leontopetaloides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-29.
2026-07-29
Honuea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Rimatu’u, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Onetahi, Polynésie française, PF
(c) hinats, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-17
Rimatu’u, PF
(c) bestbirb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-14
Arue, French Polynesia
(c) Mike Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-19
Motu Tauvini, PF
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 491598. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956137834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491598.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956137834 ↗
- 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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