Dioscorea alata
Purple yam
As recorded: Dioscorea alata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M.Alastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Collector number
- 170
- Date
- March 26, 1929
- Locality
- Hiva Oa, S slopes Mt. Ootua
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 800 m
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1929, Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M. also collected 14 other specimens.
Angiopteris marchionica
Botany
Asplenium australasicum
Botany
Asplenium tenerum
Botany
Cyclophyllum barbatum
Botany
Elephantopus mollis
Botany
Histiopteris incisa
Botany
Ixora spathoidea
Botany
Macropiper latifolium
Botany
Ophioderma pendulum
Botany
Pterophylla marquesana
Botany
Talipariti tiliaceum
Botany
Waltheria tomentosa
Botany
Wikstroemia coriacea
Botany
Xylosma suaveolens
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)
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Cite this specimen
Dioscorea alata. BISH 111844. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956279102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111844.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956279102 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026