Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.

  • Collector(s)

    P. C. Zietsman 3784, 21 Apr 1999

  • Location

    South Africa. Mpumalanga. South Africa, Mpumalanga, Pilgrim's Rest. Blyde River Canyon Nat. Res., on the Yellowwood trail that start at Belvedere house.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04736799

    Occurrence ID: 48a1c485-16fb-4724-9b26-24f87a19d1e5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Mpumalanga

  • Locality

    South Africa, Mpumalanga, Pilgrim's Rest. Blyde River Canyon Nat. Res., on the Yellowwood trail that start at Belvedere house

  • Coordinates

    -24.6575, 30.8353

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Coordinates invalid as provided: seconds exceed 60. Adjusted latitude and longitude coordinates from format provided (degrees minutes seconds) to degrees decimal minutes, which plots in the correct area. Original coordinates: 24°39'451''S, 30°50'116''E.

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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The New York Botanical Garden and
National Museum, Bloemfontein
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea sylvatica (Kunth) Eckl.
determined by: P.C. Zietsman: 1999
Climber scrambler; perennial, tuber; large, dark brown, corky, expose above ground or
buried, leaves; heart -shaped, common, native.
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Pilgrim's Rest. Blyde River Canyon Nat. Res., on the
Yeilowwood trail that start at Belvedere house: 24°39'451MS, 30°5Cyi 16T*E
Forest, ravine/kloof/gorge, soil; rocky, well-drained, gravel, quartzite, partial shade,
slope; >30°steep, W.
Phytochemical Sample Codes:
3784a PL(Z-109)
P.C. Zietsman 3784 with T. Peyper, C.	21-Apr-99
Ampagoomiam
04736799