CHR 516485 – Dioscorea alata L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 516485
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
25 June 1998
Database record updated:
08 April 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Dioscorea alata L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-05-02 (Verbatim: 2 May 1995)
Preferred name:
Dioscorea alata L.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Dioscoreaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Aitutaki, Vaipae, Aratea Department of Agriculture
Verbatim locality:
Aitutaki, Vaipae, Aratea Department of Agriculture
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4785/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
2 May 1995
Start date:
1995-05-02
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Notes:
Vine forming dense mass of stems and foliage; former narrowly winged. Leaves shining above, usually attacked by phytophagous insects. A cultivar with dark brown stem tubers.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
