
Colocasia esculenta
Taro
As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 109/07
- Date
- July 12, 2007
- Locality
- Colo-i-Suva, Princes Road
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 2007, Sykes, W.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Colocasia esculenta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,185 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

2026-10-25
Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Fairhope Park Rd, Fairhope, AL, US
(c) Ava Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Colocasia esculenta. BISH 752778. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192424. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/752778.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192424 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
