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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Delmas, P.S.Hessler Brown →Pere Simeon Delmas →
- Collector number
- 1112
- Date
- May 27, 1921
- Locality
- Nuku Hiva
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Pai, I.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 27, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Delmas, P.S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 902 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Fiji, FJ
(c) jasha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Kombo South, Gambia
(c) carsten_renker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) Olivier N'tcha Mahandi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) tigniga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) tigniga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Boukoumbé, BJ-AK, BJ
(c) tigniga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 749193. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956197164. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/749193.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956197164 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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