BISH 628323Botany

Colocasia esculenta

Taro

As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 19743
Date: August 25, 1938
Locality: Itutiu District; Salraka 12°30'S 177°05'E
Island: Rotuma
Region: Fiji
Coordinates: -12.5000, 177.0833
Elevation: 6 m
Identified by: St.John, H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 25, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 21 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Colocasia esculenta. BISH 628323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628323.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956652379 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026