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Dioscorea bulbifera
As recorded: Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 17415
- Date
- October 13, 1934
- Locality
- S slope of Pahio-Temanu Ridge
- Island
- Bora Bora
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Identified by
- Grant, M.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 13, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Macrothelypteris polypodioides
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Macrothelypteris polypodioides
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Macrothelypteris polypodioides
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Marsilea polycarpa
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Microsorum punctatum
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Peperomia rhomboidea
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Peperomia rhomboidea
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Psilotum nudum
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Dioscorea bulbifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,647 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Melaleuca Ln, Lake Worth, FL, US
(c) jsheema, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
sweetwater wetlands gainesville
(c) Micah Freedman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
SW 49th St, Miramar, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Howell Park, Atlantic Beach, FL, US
(c) Gavin Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
East Palatka, FL, USA
(c) Dakota Parish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Sandtree Dr, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dioscorea bulbifera. BISH 111857. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514191. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111857.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514191 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026