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Cyrtosperma merkusii in life
In life — giant swamp taro, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Véronique, certains droits réservés (CC BY-NC-SA), publiées par Véronique
BISH 621642Botany

Cyrtosperma merkusii

giant swamp taro

As recorded: Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Schott) Merr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae

Collected by
St.John, H.
Collector number
19356
Date
July 30, 1938
Locality
Itutiu District; Hoi 12°30'S 177°05'E
Island
Rotuma
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-12.5000, 177.0833
Elevation
5 m
Identified by
St.John, H.
Record type
Preserved specimen
96 Bishop specimens of Cyrtosperma merkusii · collected 1921–2004Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 30, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 17 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cyrtosperma merkusii. BISH 621642. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/621642.

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