Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 15845 with Dorothea Bedigian, 30 Sep 2016

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Yonkers. City of Yonkers. 1 Philipse Road.

  • Habitat

    Suburban yard with mostly cultivated plants.

  • 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.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02844345

    Occurrence ID: 6870cd57-061c-497e-a3a6-ea779e9fd126

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02759586, D. E. Atha 15845, Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. - Accepted : Dioscoreaceae (58.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. det D. E. Atha, 2016

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Westchester Co.

  • City/Township

    Yonkers

  • Locality

    City of Yonkers. 1 Philipse Road

  • Elevation

    Alt. 36 m. (118 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.952, -73.8953

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    25

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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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