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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
- 26834
- Date
- August 25, 1946
- Locality
- Bikajle Islet (Bigatyelang Island on chart)
- Island
- Ailinglapalap Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 25, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 716279. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956647773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716279.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956647773 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026