Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Colocasia esculenta
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
July 17, 2003
Other Herbarium:
PAP, US, P
Observers:
Liloa Dunn, K. R. Wood, Toti Teikiehuupoo
Island Group:
MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Locality:
Anakooma river valley just ESE of Oave peak.
Plant Description:
Perennial herb to 1 m tall, petiole pale green, blade uniformly green, corm white inside. Naturalized near base of waterfall in wet soil. Vernacular "tao kaipeka".
Habitat:
Base of waterfall with secondary wet forest.
Associated Species:
Dominated by Hibiscus tiliaceus, Glochidion, Angiopteris, Pandanus and ground cover mainly of ferns and Colocasia.
Date of Record Creation:
May 1, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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