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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Meinecke, W.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 27, 1969
- Locality
- Waiohinu, Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 335 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1969, Meinecke, W.H. also collected 10 other specimens.
Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-12-02.
2022-12-02
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Philipp Walter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2022-06-13
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) plectrudis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-02
Hawaii Belt Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Forrest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 715666. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956251270. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/715666.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956251270 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026