Dioscorea

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea

5A
5«
Plants of the Guiana Shield
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River
above ABC Falls. Between Mazaruni River and Ayangaik Mtn.
6° 02' 54"N, 60° 38' 57" W Elev. 489 m.
White sand and alluvial soils. Gallery forest along stream. Vine
growing in tree at side of creek. Infl. in leaf axils, a spike of yellow
flowers.
14 February 2004
K. M. Redden, C. Perry, R. Williams, C. Paul and M. Lyle 1865
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
EZID: ark:/65665/32c99785d-226e-4b5e-8012-41233086ff24
04241305