Dioscorea elephantipes

Taxonavigation

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

Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 367 (1908).

Basionym
- Tamus elephantipes L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 29 (1789).
Homotypic
- Testudinaria elephantipes (L'Hér.) Burch., Trav. S. Africa 2: 147 (1824).
- Dioscorea elephantopus Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 143 (1827), nom. illeg.
- Rhizemys elephantipes (L'Hér.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838).
Heterotypic
- Testudinaria montana Burch., Trav. S. Africa 2: 148 (1824).
  - Dioscorea montana (Burch.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 143 (1827).
  - Rhizemys montana (Burch.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838).
  - Testudinaria elephantipes f. montana (Burch.) G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 6 (1973).
- Dioscorea testudinaria R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 9 (1924), nom. illeg.

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

Engler, H.G.A. in H. G. A. Engler & C. G. O. Drude, Die Vegetation der Erde 9(II):367. 1908 (Pflanzenw. Afrikas)

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dioscorea elephantipes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Dioscorea elephantipes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dioscorea elephantipes. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dioscorea elephantipes. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dioscorea elephantipes in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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