BISH 754063Botany

Tacca maculata

As recorded: Tacca maculata Seem.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 829
Date: December 21, 1933
Locality: Natewa Peninsula; Hills west of Mbutha Bay
Island: Vanua Levu
Region: Thakaundrove, Fiji
Elevation: 250 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Tacca maculata · collected 1933–1953Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 21, 1933, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Tacca maculata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-21.

2026-01-21

Lake Argyle, WA, AU

(c) Glen Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-27

Charnley River Private Nature Reserve, Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges, WA, AU

(c) ksavo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-02

Mirima National Park, Kununurra, WA, AU

(c) Jeffrey H. Skevington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-11-22

Unnamed Road, Kununurra WA 6743, Australia

(c) simono, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-01-05

Kununurra WA 6743, Australia

(c) geoffbyrne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Tacca maculata. BISH 754063. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956267529. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/754063.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956267529 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026