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BISH 731085Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Sohl, F.; Dores, A.; Raynor, P.; Albert, E.Ernest Albert →A. Dores →P. Raynor →F. Sohl →
- Collector number
- 52
- Date
- November 9, 2004
- Locality
- Sokehs
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Coordinates
- 6.9436, 158.1550
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Identified by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 9, 2004, Sohl, F.; Dores, A.; Raynor, P.; Albert, E. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Tacca leontopetaloides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2004. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-25.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 731085. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956187064. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/731085.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956187064 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026