Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 4078 with Daniel Balick, Roberta Lee, Frederick Panuel, Francisco Sohl, 12 Aug 2000

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Dolon. Farm of Frederick Panuel, beside and including old Japanese road from 1940's.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest (Nansapw), being cut for agroforestry plot.

  • Description

    Vine to 8m; brown tubers at axils of leaves, 2-6cm across, somewhat slimy inside.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00192333

    Occurrence ID: 1e27cce0-3722-4a9c-a424-7c4506d2ef48

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei. xi, 585.

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea bulbifera L. det M. Y. Choi, 2001

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Dolon. Farm of Frederick Panuel, beside and including old Japanese road from 1940's

  • Elevation

    Alt. 213 m. (699 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.9167, 158.167

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