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BISH 111889Botany

Dioscorea esculenta

As recorded: Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae

Collected by
Wilder, G.P.
Collector number
1162
Date
September 22, 1932
Locality
N. end of island, in damp woods, on coral and sand.
Island
Makatea
Region
French Polynesia
Elevation
61 m
Identified by
Wilder, G.P.
Record type
Preserved specimen
47 Bishop specimens of Dioscorea esculenta · collected 1865–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 22, 1932, Wilder, G.P. also collected 8 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Dioscorea esculenta. BISH 111889. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192035. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111889.

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