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Dioscorea esculenta
As recorded: Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Kirch, P.V.
- Collector number
- 18
- Date
- June 10, 1974
- Locality
- Asoa-Vele uplands, Alo Distr., Lolosea
- Island
- Futuna Island
- Region
- Alo District, Wallis & Futuna
- Elevation
- 88 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 10, 1974, Kirch, P.V. also collected 10 other specimens.
Dioscorea esculenta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-19.
2025-10-19
台灣高雄市鼓山區高雄
(c) 蔣孟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-07-25
623台灣嘉義縣溪口鄉
(c) 方伊琳(阿鈣), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-28
臺灣島, 內門區, KHH, TW
(c) ssnp023, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-29
Kaohsiung, TW
(c) Liu JimFood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-14
臺灣島, 內埔鄉, PIF, TW
(c) bingboat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-28
959台灣台東縣東河鄉都蘭村
(c) 陳豊鍾, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dioscorea esculenta. BISH 418272. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956154544. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418272.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956154544 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026