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Dioscorea bulbifera
As recorded: Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 583
- Date
- August 19, 1921
- Locality
- Typee Valley (Taipi Vai)
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Brown, F.B.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 19 other specimens.
Boehmeria virgata
Botany
Cyclophyllum barbatum
Botany
Dioscorea bulbifera
Botany
Dioscorea pentaphylla
Botany
Microsorum membranifolium
Botany
Miscanthus floridulus
Botany
Ophioderma pendulum
Botany
Pelagodoxa henryana
Botany
Pelagodoxa henryana
Botany
Pelagodoxa henryana
Botany
Pelagodoxa henryana
Botany
Pelagodoxa henryana
Botany
Pelagodoxa henryana
Botany
Pritchardia pacifica
Botany
Pteris tripartita
Botany
Pteris tripartita
Botany
Tectaria jardinii
Botany
Tectaria jardinii
Botany
Tectaria jardinii
Botany
Dioscorea bulbifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,643 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
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)
2026-10-23
Delray Beach, FL, US
(c) gardengreg66, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dioscorea bulbifera. BISH 111872. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956698882. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111872.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956698882 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026