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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian Arrowroot
As recorded: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Baker, R. J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G.R.J. Baker →J.W. Coulter →F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →Truman George Yuncker →
- Collector number
- 12696
- Date
- December 27, 1932
- Locality
- Halawa, on dry ledges, Steep cliff, near base of upper Maoula Falls
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-12-02.
2022-12-02
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Philipp Walter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2022-06-13
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) plectrudis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-02
Hawaii Belt Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Forrest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tacca leontopetaloides. BISH 759583. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956436203. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/759583.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956436203 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026