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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationDioscoreaceae: Dioscorea
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00030401
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorA. S. Hitchcock
Collector number17141
CountryGuyana
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Guyana
LocalityPenal Settlement
Date Collected1919-12-03 - 1919-12-09
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/03ec83d7-bf29-48b4-b576-23a96e9f95c1
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00030401
HerbariumGH
FamilyDioscoreaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Dioscorea hitchcockii R. Knuth
Verified byF. Ayala
Taxon Reference(for Dioscorea hitchcockii R. Knuth) Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1935. 38: 118.
FamilyDioscoreaceae
Determination Dioscorea amazonum Grisebach
Determined byF. Ayala
Determination Remarks [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks= Dioscorea amazonum Martius ex Grisebach (det. F. Ayala, 1984)

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