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Alocasia cucullata
Buddha's Hand Taro
As recorded: Alocasia cucullata (Lour.) G.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.
- Collector number
- 1223
- Date
- February 17, 2005
- Locality
- Koolaupoko distr., Waimanalo, Kakaina St.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3334, -157.7330
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 17, 2005, Staples, G.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Alocasia cucullata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-19.
2026-05-19
Ulukahiki St, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
Waʻaloa Way, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-11
Honolulu
(c) mugen762, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alocasia cucullata. BISH 720300. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/720300.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956355724 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026