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BISH 112012Botany

Dioscorea alata

As recorded: Dioscorea alata L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae

Collected by
Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number
26348
Date
August 10, 1946
Locality
Between Ipuak and U, N coast coastal strip with small vallages, coconuts and breadfruit, edges of mangrove swamp
Island
Pohnpei
Region
U District, Micronesia
Elevation
3 m
Identified by
Barrau, J.
Record type
Preserved specimen
117 Bishop specimens of Dioscorea alata · collected 1900–1999Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 10, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Dioscorea alata. BISH 112012. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239592. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/112012.

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