Specimen Information

Colocasia esculenta
(wild taro)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID261126
GroupPlants
GenusColocasia
Speciesesculenta
Common Namewild taro
StateHI
CountyHonolulu
LocalityLyon Arboretum, upper Manoa Valley, Honolulu
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOahu
HUC8 Number20060000
HUC10 NameSoutheast Oahu
HUC10 Number2006000003
HUC12 NameAla Wai Canal
HUC12 Number200600000303
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month8
Collection Year1969
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17319
Author:Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and D.H. Lorence.
Date:2005
Title:Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website.
Publisher:Smithsonian Institution & National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Commentsmultiple specimens recorded from Aug/Sept 1969 at this same location
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 02619977
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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