BISH 456096Botany

Dioscorea bulbifera

air potato

As recorded: Dioscorea bulbifera L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae

Collected by: Kirch, P.V.
Collector number: 205
Date: July 14, 1976
Locality: Fakaalofa. Locality 3
Island: Niuatoputapu Island
Region: Tonga
Identified by: St.John, H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On July 14, 1976, Kirch, P.V. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dioscorea bulbifera observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,643 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Melaleuca Ln, Lake Worth, FL, US

(c) jsheema, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

sweetwater wetlands gainesville

(c) Micah Freedman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

SW 49th St, Miramar, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

East Palatka, FL, USA

(c) Dakota Parish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Sandtree Dr, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Delray Beach, FL, US

(c) gardengreg66, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Dioscorea bulbifera. BISH 456096. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956453372. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456096.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956453372 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026