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Dioscorea pentaphylla
Fiveleaf Yam
As recorded: Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Kerr, M.
- Collector number
- 439-1
- Date
- October 7, 1945
- Locality
- Waimano Trail
- 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 October 7, 1945, Kerr, M. also collected 6 other specimens.
Dioscorea pentaphylla observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-17
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-17
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-03
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Arioch Mgreene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-02
47-200 Kahekili Hwy, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dioscorea pentaphylla. BISH 405915. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157581. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405915.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956157581 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026