Dioscorea alata L.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea alata L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. J. Breckon 6282 with Pteridology class, 11 November 2000

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Site 5. Road 119, km 21.3.

  • Habitat

    Shady ravine with coffee, plantains, and shade trees by steep, wet road bank with mostly bar.

  • Description

    Robust vine; ovary green, stigma yellow. On tree in shady ravine by road. Note, the stems are not terete and the alate condition is only weakly developed.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: MAPR, NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00826560

    Occurrence ID: 0a590217-416e-4754-a833-082488503f56

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea alata L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Site 5. Road 119, km 21.3.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 373 m. (1224 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.2, -67.0333

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