BISH 111916Botany
Dioscorea alata
Purple yam
As recorded: Dioscorea alata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 2581
- Date
- September 11, 1931
- Locality
- Salailua
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 11, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 4 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Dioscorea alata. BISH 111916. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956520308. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111916.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956520308 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026