Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    South West Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, Yerutana area.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 411 m. (1348 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.5827, 169.356

  • Distribution

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NEW YORKBOTANICAL GARDEN
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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Dioscoreaceae)
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, Yerutana area.
S 19° 34’ 57.7"; E 169° 21’ 21.8"; 411 m elev.
Vine. Growing in open disturbed secondary forest near
garden areas at Enkunemaru area (between Itaua and
Ienemra). DNA. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3294	April 24,2016
Marika Tuiwawa, Frazer Alo, Jean-Pascal Wahe,
Philemon Ala, Alexis Taknik Tupun, Joseph Kabir
Kemah, Madeleine Manke Kemah, Samuel Herwaen
Kemah.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.