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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Stokes, A.M.
- Collector number
- 3
- Date
- 1921
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 904 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 749205. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198290. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/749205.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198290 ↗
- 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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