Dioscorea nummularia Lam.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea nummularia Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    E. Albert 29, 18 Jan 2002

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw (Mun.). Likin, Temwen.

  • Description

    Vine, flowers and fruits greenish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00202736

    Occurrence ID: 33248f65-196e-43a9-8685-24dc0fdb6469

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People, and Island Culture. 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 nummularia Lam. det M. Y. Choi, 2002

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Madolenihmw (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Likin, Temwen

  • Coordinates

    6.8456, 158.325

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea nummularia Lam.
det. M. Y. Choi, 2002
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw
Municipality. Likin, Temwen.
Vine, flowers and fruits greenish.
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