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Colocasia esculenta
As recorded: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 562
- Date
- August 23, 1969
- Locality
- Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum; Middle Lawn Mauka, Taro Patch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 23, 1969, Nagata, K.M. also collected 2 other specimens.
Colocasia esculenta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 258 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Haleʻiwa
(c) ron_123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Kailua, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Ala Mahamoe St + Ala Amoamo St, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Lihue, HI, US
(c) tigershreya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) jencabezon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colocasia esculenta. BISH 76568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956546597. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76568.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956546597 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026