Dioscorea bulbifera L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Unameij, Anuwunamlau

• Elevation

  Alt. 7 m. (23 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2318, 169.778

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

03509442
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
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(Dioscoreaceae)
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Unameij,
Anuwunamlàu.
S 20° 13’ 54.61'; E 169° 46’ 39.6"; 7 m elev.
Vine to 3-4 m, aerial tubers brown, ca. 5 cm across, with
a warty surface. Growing in forest near house. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David.Harrison, Presley Dovo,
Thomas Doro, Jean-Pascal Wahe
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
earth oven to cook. This plant is eaten as a “star-
vation food” only, consumed in times of drought
and famine.
Source: Reuben Neriam (M, 49), Wopa Nasauman (M, 42),
Charlie Nafamiyng (M, 35)
Michael J. Balick, #4872
April 15,2016