Dioscorea cotinifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dioscoreales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Dioscoreales

Dioscorea cotinifolia Kunth, 1850.

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces; KwaZulu-Natal; Mozambique; Northern Provinces; Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Kunth, C.S. 1850. Enumeratio plantarum omnium hucusque cognitarum, secundum familias naturales disposita, adjectis characteribus, differentiis et synonymis. Tomus Quintus. Enumeratio Xyridearum, Mayacearum, Commelynearum, Pontederiacearum, Melanthacearum, Uvulariearum, Liliacearum et Asphodelearum ... Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stutgardiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. : 5:386.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea cotinifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 13. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea cotinifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Dioscorea cotinifolia. Published online. Accessed: Mar 13 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Dioscorea cotinifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dioscorea cotinifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Afrikaans: Hottentotsbrood, Olifantsvoet
English: Wild yam

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