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Dioscorea alata

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Dioscorea alata

As recorded: Dioscorea alata L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae

Collected by
Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number
9624
Date
July 3, 1933
Locality
East Molokai; Wailau Valley, N coast
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.1324, -156.8375 ± 4,034 m
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
117 Bishop specimens of Dioscorea alata · collected 1900–1999Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 3, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Dioscorea alata. BISH 117643. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956305329. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117643.

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