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NTBG Plant Name:
Colocasia esculenta
Barcode:
PTBG1000026022
Specimen ID:
045101
Collector ID:
510
Collector Name:
F. B. H. & E. D. W. Brown
Collection Date:
July 20, 1921
Herbarium Name:
BISH
Other Herbarium:
BISH
Determiner:
Liloa Dunn 17.ii.2005
Region:
Polynesia
Country:
PF
Island Group:
MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Island:
Nuku Hiva
State:
NUKU-HIVA COMMUNE
Locality:
Hakaui-Tovia. In valley. Also in Tovii. Alt. +1800 m.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Herb. Flower "white" not seen, stem green. "Taio Maoi".
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Very arid-requires long cooking ("whole day") in native oven before can be eaten.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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