Dioscorea alata
Purple yam
As recorded: Dioscorea alata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- 742
- Date
- April 2, 1929
- Locality
- Avarua
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Identified by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 2, 1929, Wilder, G.P. also collected 13 other specimens.
Bougainvillea buttiana
Botany
Ceodes grandis
Botany
Cestrum diurnum
Botany
Gynochthodes myrtifolia
Botany
Gynochthodes myrtifolia
Botany
Jasminum didymum
Botany
Jasminum didymum
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Synedrella nodiflora
Botany
Tithonia diversifolia
Botany
Vachellia farnesiana
Botany
Vigna marina
Botany
Vigna marina
Botany
Dioscorea alata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 459 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Glenview-Pinegrove, Tallahassee, FL 32303, USA
(c) J. Richard Abbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Ware County, US-GA, US
(c) Jeffrey Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Park Trail Ln, Clearwater, FL, US
(c) Jessica French, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
NW 28th Terr, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
SW Import Dr, Port Saint Lucie, FL, US
(c) chilicote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Florida, US
(c) Tyler Trapnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dioscorea alata. BISH 111841. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956162318. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111841.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956162318 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026