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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 19392
- Date
- August 1, 1938
- Locality
- Hauatia Island 12°30'S 177°05'E
- Island
- Rotuma
- Region
- Fiji
- Coordinates
- -12.5000, 177.0833
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Still here: Tacca leontopetaloides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-12.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 618813. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956241217. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/618813.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956241217 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026