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BISH 716365Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 24703
- Date
- June 5, 1946
- Locality
- Moen Island, braod flats near "Baker Dock"
- Island
- Weno Island
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 5, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 716365. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956401221. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716365.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956401221 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026