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Details for: Dioscorea

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Source:	World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Name:	Dioscorea Plum. ex L.
Nomencl. ref.:	Sp. Pl.: 1032. 1753
Rank:	Genus
Status:	ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in):	Regnum - Plantae Divisio - Tracheophyta Subdivisio - Spermatophytina Class - Magnoliopsida Superordo - Lilianae Ordo - Dioscoreales Familia - Dioscoreaceae
Geo-Search:
Heterotypic synonyms:	Borderea Miégev.
	Botryosicyos Hochst.
	Elephantodon Salisb.
	Epipetrum Phil.
	Hamatris Salisb.
	Helmia Kunth
	Higinbothamia Uline
	Hyperocarpa (Uline) G. M. Barroso, E. F. Guim. & Sucre
	Merione Salisb.
	Nanarepenta Matuda
	Oncorhiza Pers.
	Oncus Lour.
	Polynome Salisb.
	Rhizemys Raf.
	Ricophora Mill.
	Sismondaea Delponte
	Strophis Salisb.
	Tamnus Mill.
	Tamus L.
	Testudinaria Salisb. ex Burch.
	Ubium J. F. Gmel.
Included taxa:	Dioscorea balcanica Košanin
	Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky
	Dioscorea chouardii Gaussen
	Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin
	Dioscorea orientalis (J. Thiébaut) Caddick & Wilkin
	Dioscorea pyrenaica Bubani & Bordère ex Gren.

*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]