BISH 552788Botany

Cyrtosperma merkusii

giant swamp taro

As recorded: Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Schott) Merr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 22151
Date: September 9, 1946
Locality: Ebon Islet, Chittoin
Island: Ebon Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

96 Bishop specimens of Cyrtosperma merkusii · collected 1921–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 9, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cyrtosperma merkusii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.

2026-09-21

Ambangah River, Raya River, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

(c) Yopi Kolisen Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Tongtai Zhou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11

Tyersall Ave, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Arthur Teo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-14

Bilar, PH-BO, PH

(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-12

Kanif, Yap, Micronesia

(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-11

Perumahan PUJ 2, Puj 2, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia

(c) Ong Jyh Seng, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Cyrtosperma merkusii. BISH 552788. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956382618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/552788.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956382618 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026