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Dioscorea alata
As recorded: Dioscorea alata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Corps of Engineers
- Collector number
- 1180
- Date
- August 6, 1976
- Locality
- Sasa River mouth
- Island
- Guam
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1976, Corps of Engineers also collected 1 other specimen.
Dioscorea alata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 459 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Glenview-Pinegrove, Tallahassee, FL 32303, USA
(c) J. Richard Abbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Ware County, US-GA, US
(c) Jeffrey Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Park Trail Ln, Clearwater, FL, US
(c) Jessica French, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
NW 28th Terr, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
SW Import Dr, Port Saint Lucie, FL, US
(c) chilicote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Florida, US
(c) Tyler Trapnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dioscorea alata. BISH 595914. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956691222. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/595914.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956691222 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026