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Manihot esculenta
Cassava
As recorded: Manihot esculenta Crantz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.C.T. Imada →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 6005
- Date
- April 6, 1988
- Locality
- Hoary Head Range, E of Omoe, 210 m. Along cane road
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Huft, M.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Manihot esculenta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Kaehulua Rd, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Zoltan H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Hana Hwy, Haiku-Pauwela, HI, US
(c) melsimp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Marcus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) jencabezon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Kamāʻili Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Matthew Dailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
United States
(c) widdysmart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Manihot esculenta. BISH 532104. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956621655. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/532104.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956621655 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026