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Colocasia
As recorded: Colocasia Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.; Purell, M.Melora Purell →George W. Staples III →
- Collector number
- 1290
- Date
- February 15, 2007
- Locality
- South Hilo distr., Hilo, Walmart garden center, 325 Makaala St.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 15, 2007, Staples, G.W.; Purell, M. also collected 12 other specimens.
Colocasia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 417 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Kaehulua Rd, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Zoltan H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) molzahn6, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Haleʻiwa
(c) ron_123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colocasia. BISH 727234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495255. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/727234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495255 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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