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Dioscorea oppositifolia
Indian Yam
As recorded: Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 1110
- Date
- February 3, 1975
- Locality
- Kendagolla-off Madugoda, Kandy District
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 853 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1975, Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Actephila
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Actephila
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Ardisia rothii
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Ardisia rothii
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Benkara malabarica
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Benkara malabarica
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Breynia retusa
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Breynia retusa
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Calophyllum lankaensis
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Casearia zeylanica
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Cocculus
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Dioscorea oppositifolia
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Dioscorea oppositifolia
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Dioscorea oppositifolia
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Dioscorea oppositifolia
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Erycibe paniculata
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Erycibe paniculata
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Eugenia thwaitesii
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Euonymus
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Euonymus
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Euonymus walkeri
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Euonymus walkeri
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Dioscorea oppositifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-05.
2026-04-05
1-153/333, Vishwakarma Colony, ALEAP Industrial Area, Suraram, Hyderabad, Telangana 500055, India
(c) Kobita Dass Kolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-09
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
(c) Paul Antony Mangaly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-12
Āmbavna, Maharashtra, India
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2021-12-01
Annamalai R.F., Tamil Nadu, India
(c) V.Arun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-29
Jawhār, Maharashtra, India
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2021-08-16
Uthamapalayam, Theni, TN, IN
(c) Seema Merchant, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dioscorea oppositifolia. BISH 567869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689425. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/567869.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956689425 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026