Specimen Information

Colocasia esculenta
(wild taro)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID234394
GroupPlants
GenusColocasia
Speciesesculenta
Common Namewild taro
StateFL
CountySeminole
LocalityOveido, 2 mi NE of center of Oveido, in drainage canal in cultivated area in Black Hammock; T21S, R31E, Sect. 2
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper St. Johns
HUC8 Number03080101
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month2
Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10662
Author:Mast, A.R., A. Stuy, G. Nelson, A. Bugher, N. Weddington, J. Vega, K. Weismantel, D.S. Feller, and D. Paul.
Date:2004
Title:Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium (FSU)
Publisher:Florida State University
Commentshabitat: bed of drainage canal; frequency: abundant; id notes: veg; DET: Ward, D.B. CollectorNumber: Ward #4420
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberFSU
VerifierThompson, S. 1985
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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