Dioscorea bulbifera
air potato
As recorded: Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E.Harold E. Parks →William A. Setchell →
- Collector number
- 130
- Date
- May 25, 1922
- Locality
- Tapahi cliff
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 25, 1922, Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. also collected 15 other specimens.
Adiantum hispidulum
Botany
Bidens pilosa
Botany
Cassytha filiformis
Botany
Casuarina equisetifolia
Botany
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Botany
Davallia solida
Botany
Eleocharis geniculata
Botany
Grona triflora
Botany
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Botany
Manihot esculenta
Botany
Metrosideros collina
Botany
Oxalis corniculata
Botany
Solanum americanum
Botany
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
Botany
Vigna marina
Botany
Dioscorea bulbifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 111883. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111883.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303605 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026