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Occurrence record: Herbarium:K000098444

Specimen of Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. orientalis

Dataset

Data resource Dioscoreaceae
Institution code Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Supplied institution code "K"
Collection code Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbarium"
Catalogue number K000098444
Occurrence ID http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000098444
Basis of record Preserved specimen
Identified by Milne-Redhead
Collector Graham, R.M.
Collector number 1912
License other
Modified 2003-05-16
Supplied as 2003-05-16 12:37:26.193000
Occurrence status present
Abcd identification qualifier Not provided

Event

Date precision Not Supplied
Event remarks Climber in Forest, not very large or destructive. Flowers white and scented. 'Dioscorea close to D. hirtiflora: confused by names (?) with D. schimperiana. Tubers and fruits wanted'I.H.Burkill

Taxonomy

Higher classification Dioscoreaceae
Scientific name Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. orientalis
Taxon rank subspecies
Kingdom Plantae
Family Dioscoreaceae
Genus Dioscorea
Species Dioscorea hirtiflora
Taxonomic issue No issues
Name match metric Exact match
The supplied name matched the name exactly.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Infraspecific epithet orientalis
Scientific name authorship Milne-Redh.

Geospatial

Country Kenya
Locality Arabuko
Country code KE

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