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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 33839
- Date
- December 15, 1951
- Locality
- Lado Islet
- Island
- Likiep Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 15, 1951, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 14 other specimens.
Artocarpus altilis
Botany
Catharanthus roseus
Botany
Cyperus odoratus
Botany
Euphorbia heterophylla
Botany
Kalanchoe pinnata
Botany
Pemphis acidula
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Premna serratifolia
Botany
Rivularia polyotis
Botany
Schizothrix longiarticulata
Botany
Scytonema hofmanni
Botany
Thuarea involuta
Botany
Volkameria inermis
Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 902 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Fiji, FJ
(c) jasha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Kombo South, Gambia
(c) carsten_renker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) Olivier N'tcha Mahandi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) tigniga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) tigniga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 716272. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956214277. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716272.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956214277 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026