
Colocasia esculenta
Taro
As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Cooper, R.C.
- Collector number
- 9308
- Locality
- Fiji
- Region
- Fiji
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Colocasia esculenta observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,188 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Atlanta
(c) Alexa Reluzco Oberle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Santana, Portugal
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
605台灣嘉義縣阿里山鄉凸龜山
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
新店區
(c) yang-chin-min, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
N Eastern Blvd, Montgomery, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Madeira Natural Park, Machico, Madeira, PT
(c) chiliman74, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Colocasia esculenta. BISH 728175. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956281114. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/728175.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956281114 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
