Colocasia esculenta

As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae

Collected by: Kepler, A.K.
Collector number: 92-91
Date: June 4, 1992
Locality: Tobi
Island: Tobi
Region: Belau Outliers, Palau
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

321 Bishop specimens of Colocasia esculenta · collected 1906–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 4, 1992, Kepler, A.K. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Colocasia esculenta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,188 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Atlanta

(c) Alexa Reluzco Oberle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Santana, Portugal

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

605台灣嘉義縣阿里山鄉凸龜山

(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

新店區

(c) yang-chin-min, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

N Eastern Blvd, Montgomery, AL, US

(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Madeira Natural Park, Machico, Madeira, PT

(c) chiliman74, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Colocasia esculenta. BISH 625689. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956575244. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/625689.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956575244 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026