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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Bryan Jr., E.H.
- Collector number
- 1351
- Date
- July 30, 1938
- Locality
- Prob. Escaped from cultivation
- Island
- Swains Island
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 30, 1938, Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alocasia macrorrhizos
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Cassytha filiformis
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Codiaeum variegatum
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Crinum asiaticum
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Delonix regia
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Ectropothecium sandvicense
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Eleusine indica
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Eragrostis viscosa
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Euphorbia hirta
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Fungi
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Gardenia taitensis
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Hernandia ovigera
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Ipomoea violacea
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Kalanchoe pinnata
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Laportea ruderalis
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Lepidocollema marianum
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Leucophanes octoblepharioides
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Microsorum scolopendria
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Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. 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 749210. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192413. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/749210.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192413 ↗
- 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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