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Dioscorea bulbifera

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BISH 413412Botany

Dioscorea bulbifera

As recorded: Dioscorea bulbifera L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →Grady L. Webster →R.L. Wilbur →
Collector number: 23008
Date: December 24, 1947
Locality: Ridge 0.75 mile N of Laaukahi, Koloa. NW facing slope
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 274 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

235 Bishop specimens of Dioscorea bulbifera · collected 1862–2013Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 24, 1947, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Dioscorea bulbifera. BISH 413412. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956555925. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413412.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956555925 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026