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Dioscorea alata
As recorded: Dioscorea alata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Dioscoreaceae
- Collected by
- Rinehart, A.F.
- Collector number
- LR 27618
- Date
- 1999
- Locality
- S bank of Pago River, near mouth on Pago Bay
- Island
- Guam
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dioscorea alata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 460 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 694780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956338476. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/694780.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956338476 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
