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Dioscorea pentaphylla
Fiveleaf Yam
As recorded: Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24968
- Date
- January 3, 1953
- Locality
- Head of Hanakoa Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 January 3, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Dioscorea pentaphylla observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. 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 413620. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141044. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413620.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141044 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026