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BISH 117638Botany
Dioscorea alata
As recorded: Dioscorea alata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Harris, J.A.
- Collector number
- C242049
- Date
- August 16, 1924
- Locality
- Koolau Range; Windward side, windswept ridge between Waiahole & Waikane valleys
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1924, Harris, J.A. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Dioscorea alata. BISH 117638. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956149064. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117638.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956149064 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026