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BISH 504076Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 23735
- Date
- August 9, 1949
- Locality
- Igurin Islet
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Pai, I.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1949, St.John, H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 504076. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956359160. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/504076.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956359160 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026