| Collector | Christensen, H. M. |
| Number | 389 |
| Collected with | F. L. Apu |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Subpart | SARAWAK |
| County | |
| Locality | 4th division, Kelabit Highlands. Lightgab in secondary forest around Pa Dalih |
| Coordinates | 3° 40' N 115° 50' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Start date | 1993/08/14 |
| End date | 1993/08/14 |
| Family | Dioscoreaceae |
| Identification | Dioscorea piscatorum Prain |
| Determined by | Christensen, H. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Climper on forest floor and in the canopy. Tubers with thorns. The flesh of the tubers are bright orange. Uses: Poisonous, for tuba fishing. Leaves from Scyphostegis borneensis (H.C. 462) and Temasar (n.c.) are pounded together with the tubers of War Padi in a bamboo container. The juice comes out through a hole in the bamboo and falls into the river where it stunnes the fish. War padi is the most poisonous part of the mixture. Name in Kelabit language: War Padih. |
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