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Dioscorea transversa
Common Yam Vine
As recorded: Dioscorea transversa R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Beesley, P.; Ollerenshaw, P.P.L. Beesley →P. Ollerenshaw →
- Collector number
- 749
- Date
- December 4, 1986
- Locality
- NEW SOUTH WALES: North Coast: Mt Beaury State Forest, 6.1 km from Mt. Lindsay Highway along road to Urbenville.
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Elevation
- 620 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1986, Beesley, P.; Ollerenshaw, P. also collected 10 other specimens.
Dioscorea transversa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,598 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Springbrook QLD 4213, Australia
(c) Jules, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
J8X7+3P, Topi Topi NSW 2423, Australia
(c) aidan-a, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Yandina Creek, QLD, AU
(c) bush_regentleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Australia
(c) anabiosis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Springfield NSW 2250, Australia
(c) Cynthia Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-11
Iluka Nature Reserve, Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) melphris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dioscorea transversa. BISH 575103. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956336211. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/575103.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956336211 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026