| Source: |
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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| Name: |
Dioscorea Plum. ex L.
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| Nomencl. ref.: |
Sp. Pl.: 1032. 1753 |
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Genus |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED
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| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): |
Regnum - Plantae
Divisio - Tracheophyta
Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
Class - Magnoliopsida
Superordo - Lilianae
Ordo - Dioscoreales
Familia - Dioscoreaceae
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Heterotypic synonyms:
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Borderea Miégev. |
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Botryosicyos Hochst. |
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Elephantodon Salisb. |
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Epipetrum Phil. |
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Hamatris Salisb. |
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Helmia Kunth |
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Higinbothamia Uline |
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Hyperocarpa (Uline) G. M. Barroso, E. F. Guim. & Sucre |
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Merione Salisb. |
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Nanarepenta Matuda |
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Oncorhiza Pers. |
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Oncus Lour. |
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Polynome Salisb. |
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Rhizemys Raf. |
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Ricophora Mill. |
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Sismondaea Delponte |
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Strophis Salisb. |
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Tamnus Mill. |
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Tamus L. |
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Testudinaria Salisb. ex Burch. |
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Ubium J. F. Gmel. |
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Included taxa:
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Dioscorea balcanica Košanin
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Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky
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Dioscorea chouardii Gaussen
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Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin
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Dioscorea orientalis (J. Thiébaut) Caddick & Wilkin
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Dioscorea pyrenaica Bubani & Bordère ex Gren.
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| Maps: |
distribution |
| Occurrence: |
AE(G) Ag Al Au Az Be Bl Br Bu Ca Co Cr Cy Ga Ge Gr He Hs Hu IJ It Ju Li LS Lu Ma Md Rf(CS) Rm Sa Si Tcs Tn Tu(A E) Uk(K) [Hb] |
