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Tacca chantrieri
As recorded: Tacca chantrieri André
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 2995
- Date
- December 9, 1986
- Locality
- Honolulu: Foster Botanic Garden
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 9, 1986, Lau, J. also collected 15 other specimens.
Tacca chantrieri observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-19.

2026-05-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) thekenlim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ladydiha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-29
Hawaiʻi, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) asimow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-14
Hawaiʻi, Pepeekeo, HI, US
(c) ladybug-143, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-26
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) benguarente, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2012-11-16
Waipahu, HI, US
(c) margiwierimaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tacca chantrieri. BISH 534511. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956232965. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/534511.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956232965 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
