Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.
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Filed As
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. -
Collector(s)
D. E. Atha 15845 with Dorothea Bedigian, 30 Sep 2016
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Location
United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Yonkers. City of Yonkers. 1 Philipse Road.
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Habitat
Suburban yard with mostly cultivated plants.
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Description
Vine, climbing by twining into canopy of large trees; stems very slender, producing tubers; tubers spherical, dropping at the slightest disturbance. This specimen climbing in Prunus serotina. There are numerous plants on this property. The resident does not know how they got here.
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Notes (shown on label)
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02844345
Occurrence ID: 6870cd57-061c-497e-a3a6-ea779e9fd126
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Laboratory Collections
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Feedback
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Dioscoreales
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Family
Dioscoreaceae
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All Determinations
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. det D. E. Atha, 2016
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Region
North America
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Country
United States of America
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State/Province
New York
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County/Municipio
Westchester Co.
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City/Township
Yonkers
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Locality
City of Yonkers. 1 Philipse Road
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Elevation
Alt. 36 m. (118 ft.)
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Coordinates
40.952, -73.8953
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
25
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. det. D. Atha, 2016 United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Yonkers, City of Yonkers. 1 Philipse Road. 40.951991, -73.895320 (WGS84, ±25m), ca 36 m elev. Suburban yard with mostly cultivated plants. Vine, climbing by twining into canopy of large trees; stems very slender, producing tubers; tubers spherical, dropping at the slightest disturbance. This specimen climbing in Primus serotina. There are numerous plants on this property. The resident does not know how they got here. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY. Daniel Atha, Dorothea Bedigian 15845 30 Sep 2016 02844345
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Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.