Dioscorea dregeana

Dioscorea dregeana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea dregeana

Name

Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 274 (1894).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Helmia dregeana Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 437 (1850).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Durand, T.A. & Schinz, H., 1894. Conspectus Floræ Africæ; ou, Énumération des plantes d'Afrique 5:274.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea dregeana 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 dregeana 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 dregeana. Published online. Accessed: Mar 13 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Dioscorea dregeana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dioscorea dregeana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wildejam
English: Wild yam

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