Tacca palmata
As recorded: Tacca palmata Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Slappy, S.
- Collector number
- LR 26688
- Date
- April 4, 1996
- Locality
- from start of Ngiwal Causeway S to Ngchesar intersection
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1996, Slappy, S. also collected 13 other specimens.
Astronidium palauense
Botany
Bonnaya antipoda
Botany
Bulbophyllum membranaceum
Botany
Bulbophyllum membranaceum
Botany
Cyperus haspan
Botany
Enhalus acoroides
Botany
Enhalus acoroides
Botany
Gironniera celtidifolia
Botany
Gonocarpus acanthocarpus
Botany
Gonocarpus acanthocarpus
Botany
Spathoglottis micronesiaca
Botany
Spathoglottis micronesiaca
Botany
Thymelaeaceae
Botany
Tacca palmata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 164 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-31.
2026-08-31
Ko Samui District, Surat Thani, TH
(c) Vladimir Meshkov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Ko Samui, TH-ST, TH
(c) Vladimir Meshkov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Makiling Botanical Gardens, College, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, 4031 Laguna, Philippines
(c) marcel-silvius, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Jawili, Tangalan, Aklan, Philippines
(c) Romnick T. Taladro, LPT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Babeldaob, Palau, PW
(c) limedinosaur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Palau, PW
(c) jarthurjohnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tacca palmata. BISH 651319. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956489724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/651319.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956489724 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026