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5108: Dioscorea sativa L.

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Entry: 5108
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Dioscorea sativa

Taxon: Dioscorea sativa
Authority: L.
WFO ID: wfo-0000395000  Loading ...
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Collection: 5108.[A]: Dioscorea sativa L.
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Hb. Madr.
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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104819 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104819
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Collection: 5108.B: Dioscorea sativa L.
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Sillet 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.

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104820 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104820
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Collection: 5108.C: Dioscorea sativa L.
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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
K001104821 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104821
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Collection: 5108.D: Dioscorea sativa L.
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D. incrassata H Ham. e Gualpara
Location:Goalpara (Goalp., Goyalpore, Goyalpara, Gualpara, Gualpora, Goolapur)

Location

Name: Goalpara (Goalp., Goyalpore, Goyalpara, Gualpara, Gualpora, Goolapur)

Standard Name: Goalpara

Country: India (IN)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Herb. Hamilton

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104822 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104822
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Collection: 5108.E: Dioscorea sativa L.
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D. ovalis H Ham. e Borybori
Location:Boribori (Borybori)

Location

Name: Boribori (Borybori)

Standard Name: Boribori

Country: Bangladesh (BD)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Herb. Hamilton. This locality is unresolved and hypothetically placed in Bangladesh, as it may refer to Borivari, Borivari, Rangpur, which was visited by Hamilton. Note that it may be modern-day Boroibari (Dubri district, previously Assam), now ceded to Bangladesh. Another option is Berubari in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.

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Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001104823 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104823
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Collection: 5108.F: Dioscorea sativa L.
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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
K001104824 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104824
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Collection: 5108.G: Dioscorea sativa L.
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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
K001104825 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001104825