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Dioscorea bulbifera
As recorded: Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 11598
- Date
- July 20, 1934
- Locality
- Hiri Valley, S slope Morongota
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Burkill, I.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1934, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Acalypha rapensis
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Acalypha rapensis
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Adiantum glabrum
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Coprosma cookei
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Coprosma rapensis
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Corokia
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Cranfillia vulcanica
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Cyclophyllum barbatum
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Davallia solida
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Fitchia rapensis
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Lomaridium attenuatum
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Metrosideros collina
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Parablechnum capense
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Parablechnum capense
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Polyphlebium endlicherianum
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Polystichum stokesii
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Sideroxylon polynesicum
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Veronica rapensis
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Dioscorea bulbifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. 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 111885. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956162319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111885.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956162319 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026