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BISH 661208Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Ward, J.V.
- Collector number
- 276
- Date
- June 8, 1996
- Locality
- Ulimong, along beach road
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Coordinates
- 7.6186, 134.6397
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 8, 1996, Ward, J.V. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Tacca leontopetaloides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-04.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 661208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956193050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/661208.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956193050 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026