Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 11739, Sep 1909

  • Location

    Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao. Island of Mindanao.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4363697

    Occurrence ID: de82f795-61d2-429e-b6f6-26746a946e2b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • Locality

    Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao. Island of Mindanao

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1067 m. (3501 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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1X739. Bioscoreal bulfcifera Linn. Soandent upon
trees or amongst thickets of light woods of fertile soil
at 3500 feet« south of the Baruring river; stem twining,
terete» the younger ones green or reddish along the upper
or exposed sides; petiole ascending, swollen, twisted and
reddish at the base; blades descending, submembranous,
»ore or less tt folded on the upper side, paler green beneath?
the reins in the youngs? ones reddish, inflorescence axillary,
pendulous, dark green; buds dark greea, flowers in anthers
light yellow, the old persistent flowers purple red;
"Badakan;? Today*, September, 1§09. ELMER'S FIELD JS'Q
PHtLIPPI^pff&LANOS PLANTS
OI&TRtBCTTED BY A. D. E. ELMER
TODAYA (MX. APO). DISTRICT OF DAVAO
ISLAND OF MINDANAO. SEPTEMBER, 1909
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