Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. hirtiflora

Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. hirtiflora

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea hirtiflora
Subspecies: D. h. subsp. hirtiflora

Name

Dioscorea hirtiflora Benth. subsp. hirtiflora autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dioscorea rubiginosa Benth. in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 538 (1849).
  • Dioscorea polyantha Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 37 (1899).
  • Dioscorea sylvestris A.Chev. ex De Wild., Études Fl. Bangala & Ubangi: 130 (1911), nom. nud.
  • Dioscorea anthropophagorum var. sylvestris A.Chev., Études Fl. Afr. Centr. Franç. 1: 309 (1913), not validly publ.
  • Dioscorea dusenii Uline ex R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 257 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola; Benin; Burkina; Cameroon; Central African Repu; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Zaire References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. (ed.) 1849. Niger Flora. [...] including Webb, P.B.: Spicilegia Gorgonea, and Hooker, J.D. & Bentham, G.: Flora Nigritiana. London: H. Bailliere. BHL Reference page. : 537.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. hirtiflora 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.