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5105: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.

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Dioscorea glabra Roxb. D. oppositifoliae valde propinque

Taxon: Dioscorea glabra
Authority: Roxb.
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Collection: 5105.A: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Bengaliae inferior 1820
Location:Bengal (Bengaliae, Bengalae, Bangaliae)

Location

Name: Bengal (Bengaliae, Bengalae, Bangaliae)

Standard Name: Bengal

Country: India (IN)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Wallich

Collector:Wallich, N. (NW)

Collector

Name: Wallich, N. (NW)

Standard Name: Wallich, N.

Note

Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Wallich

Year: 1820
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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104785 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104785
K001104790 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104790
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Collection: 5105.B: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Penang G.P.
Location:Penang (Pulo Penang)

Location

Name: Penang (Pulo Penang)

Standard Name: Penang

Country: Malaysia (MY)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Wallich, Porter, Jack

Collector:Porter, G. (GP, Geo. Porter, Giorgius Porter)

Collector

Name: Porter, G. (GP, Geo. Porter, Giorgius Porter)

Standard Name: Porter, G.

Note

George Porter (1800-1849)

Overseer at Calcutta Botanic Garden. Accompanied Wallich to Penang to establish a botanical garden in 1822. Initially worked as schoolmaster at Penang Free School. When the botanic garden opened he became Superintendent of Penang Botanic Gardens (1823-1834. Sent plants to Wallich from Malaysia.

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104787 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104787
K001104788 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104788
K001104789 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104789
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Collection: 5105.C: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Singapur b. Jack
Location:Singapore (Singapur, Singapure))

Location

Name: Singapore (Singapur, Singapure))

Standard Name: Singapore

Modern Name: Singapore

Country: Singapore (SG)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Wallich, Prince

Collector:Jack, W. (beat. Jack, Guil. Jack, b. Gul. Jack, b. Gulielm. Jack)

Collector

Name: Jack, W. (beat. Jack, Guil. Jack, b. Gul. Jack, b. Gulielm. Jack)

Standard Name: Jack, W.

Note

Dr William Jack (1795-1822)

Surgeon and botanist. First in Bengal Medical Service, later plant collector in Sumatra, Singapore and Penang.

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104786 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104786
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Collection: 5105.D: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Chittagong HB
Location:Chittagong (Islamabad)

Location

Name: Chittagong (Islamabad)

Standard Name: Chittagong

Country: Bangladesh (BD)

Note

Historically referred to as Islamabad, and Hamilton uses this name. Other people that collected here were Mahmud, Jenkins and Bruce - they used the name Chittagong.

Collector/Herbarium: Herb. Hamilton, Mahmud, Jenkins, Bruce

Collector:Bruce, H. (HB, H. Br.)

Collector

Name: Bruce, H. (HB, H. Br.)

Standard Name: Bruce, H.

Note

Henry Bruce. Plant collector for Wallich (Sylhet and Chittagong).

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104791 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104791
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Collection: 5105.E: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Sillet W Gomez et FD.
Location:Sylhet (Sillet)

Location

Name: Sylhet (Sillet)

Standard Name: Sylhet

Country: Bangladesh (BD)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Herb. Hamilton, Bruce, De Silva, Smith.

Some specimens are marked 'Sillet', others 'montes Sillet' or 'mont. Sillet'. Montes Sillet indicates the Khasi Hills, in Assam. Specimens marked only 'Sillet' (or 'Sylhet' etc) can be from either the Khasi Hills or from Bengal/Bangladesh.
 

Collector:De Silva, F. (FD, F. DS, DeS, Fr. DeS)

Collector

Name: De Silva, F. (FD, F. DS, DeS, Fr. DeS)

Standard Name: De Silva, F.

Note

Francis De Silva. Plant collector for Wallich in Nepal, Sylhet, Pundua.

Goan Indo-Portugese assistant-botanist and collector atthe Garden in Calcutta, sent to collect at Pundoa, Sylhet, NE Bangladesh

His father was a collector for Roxburgh.

 - Gomez, W. (WG., Wm Gomes, Will. Gomez)

Collector

Name: Gomez, W. (WG., Wm Gomes, Will. Gomez)

Standard Name: Gomez, W.

Note

William Gomez. Plant collector for Wallich, collected in Sillet and Kumaon as well as in Tavoy and Tenasserim coast.

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104792 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104792
K001104793 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104793
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Collection: 5105.F: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Diosc. crepitans H Ham. e Sukanaghur
Location:Sukhanaghar (Sukanagur, Sukanaghur, Sukanaghar)

Location

Name: Sukhanaghar (Sukanagur, Sukanaghur, Sukanaghar)

Standard Name: Sukhanaghar

Country: India (IN)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Herb. Hamilton

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104794 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104794
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Collection: 5105.G: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Prome 1826
Location:Prome

Location

Name: Prome

Standard Name: Prome

Modern Name: Pyay

Country: Myanmar (MM)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Wallich, Mahmud

Collector:Wallich, N. (NW)

Collector

Name: Wallich, N. (NW)

Standard Name: Wallich, N.

Note

Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Wallich

Year: 1826
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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104795 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104795
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Collection: 5105.H: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Toong Dong 1826
Location:Tong Dong (Taong Dong, Toong Dong)

Location

Name: Tong Dong (Taong Dong, Toong Dong)

Standard Name: Tong Dong

Modern Name: Thandaung

Country: Myanmar (MM)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Wallich

Collector:Wallich, N. (NW)

Collector

Name: Wallich, N. (NW)

Standard Name: Wallich, N.

Note

Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Wallich

Year: 1826
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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104796 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104796
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Collection: 5105.I: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Amherst 1827
Location:Amherst

Location

Name: Amherst

Standard Name: Amherst

Modern Name: Kyaikkami

Country: Myanmar (MM)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Wallich

Collector:Wallich, N. (NW)

Collector

Name: Wallich, N. (NW)

Standard Name: Wallich, N.

Note

Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Wallich

Year: 1827
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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104797 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104797
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Collection: 5105.K: Dioscorea glabra Roxb.
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Tavoy W. Gomez.
Location:Tavoy (Tovay)

Location

Name: Tavoy (Tovay)

Standard Name: Tavoy

Modern Name: Dawei

Country: Myanmar (MM)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Wallich, Gomez

Collector:Gomez, W. (WG., Wm Gomes, Will. Gomez)

Collector

Name: Gomez, W. (WG., Wm Gomes, Will. Gomez)

Standard Name: Gomez, W.

Note

William Gomez. Plant collector for Wallich, collected in Sillet and Kumaon as well as in Tavoy and Tenasserim coast.

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104798 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104798
K001104799 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104799