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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationDioscoreaceae: Dioscorea
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00030389
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorA. S. Hitchcock
Collector number16978
CountryGuyana
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Guyana
LocalityEast Coast Water Conservancy, southeast of Georgetown: canal southeast of Lamaha Stop-off
Date Collected1919-11-27
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/33718e88-e0ca-4f27-8a1e-48dfc7845cf6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00030389
HerbariumGH
FamilyDioscoreaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Dioscorea georgensis R. Knuth
Verified byF. Ayala
Taxon Reference(for Dioscorea georgensis R. Knuth) Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1930. 28: 83.
FamilyDioscoreaceae
Determination Dioscorea amazonum Grisebach
Determined byF. Ayala
Determination Remarks [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
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Remarks1 of 2 sheets (see record number 30390) = Dioscorea amazonum Martius ex Grisebach (det. F. Ayala, 1984)

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