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Tacca leontopetaloides

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BISH 633374Botany

Tacca leontopetaloides

Polynesian Arrowroot

As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae

Collected by: Kepler, A.K.
Collector number: 93-20
Date: August 4, 1993
Locality: Inland of strand with sand and rubble substrate. Grassy; partly cultivated area
Island: Fano
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

295 Bishop specimens of Tacca leontopetaloides · collected 1800–2022Species page ›

Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 904 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

Tacca leontopetaloides observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Fiji, FJ

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

Tacca leontopetaloides observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Kombo South, Gambia

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

Tacca leontopetaloides observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ

(c) Olivier N'tcha Mahandi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tacca leontopetaloides observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ

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

Tacca leontopetaloides observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ

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

Tacca leontopetaloides observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ

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

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

Cite this specimen

Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 633374. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956159959. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/633374.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956159959 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026