Dioscorea pentaphylla
Fiveleaf Yam
As recorded: Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 5945
- Date
- November 30, 1983
- Locality
- Rurutu, Moerai, moyenne vallee de l'Aerepau
- Island
- Rurutu
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 135 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 20 other specimens.
Abrodictyum dentatum
Botany
Adiantum hispidulum
Botany
Christella parasitica
Botany
Crotalaria pallida
Botany
Cyperus cyperinus
Botany
Cyrtandra elizabethae
Botany
Derris montana
Botany
Glochidion raivavense
Botany
Glochidion raivavense
Botany
Ipomoea littoralis
Botany
Ludwigia octovalvis
Botany
Marattia
Botany
Marattia
Botany
Odontosoria chinensis
Botany
Oplismenus compositus
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Botany
Pipturus argenteus
Botany
Premna serratifolia
Botany
Tarenna sambucina
Botany
Dioscorea pentaphylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 94 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-01.
2026-10-01
Pune, Maharashtra, IN
(c) Sandeep Suryavanshi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-18
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IN
(c) Swastik Guha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
732台灣臺南市白河區關嶺里99-5號
(c) Ah Jin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
(c) Esther Chiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Lantau Island
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dioscorea pentaphylla. BISH 545603. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956349777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/545603.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956349777 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026