Dioscorea mexicana

Dioscorea mexicana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea mexicana

Name

Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw., Hort. Belge 4: 99 (1837).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dioscorea macrostachya Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 73 (1841).
  • Dioscorea macrophylla M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9(2): 392 (1842).
  • Dioscorea deppei Schiede ex Schltdl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1: 890 (1843).
  • Dioscorea bilbergiana Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 354 (1850).
  • Dioscorea leiboldiana Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 355 (1850).
  • Dioscorea propinqua Hemsl., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 359 (1884).
  • Testudinaria cocolmeca Procop., Bot. Centralbl. 49: 201 (1892).
  • Dioscorea astrostigma Uline, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 431 (1896).
  • Dioscorea macrostachya var. sessiliflora Uline, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 424 (1896).
  • Dioscorea tuerckheimii R.Knuth, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 203 (1917).
  • Dioscorea anconensis R.Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 28: 82 (1930).
  • Dioscorea deamii Matuda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 24: 60 (1953).
  • Dioscorea mexicana var. sessiliflora (Uline) Matuda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 24: 285 (1954).
  • Testudinaria macrostachya (Benth.) G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 6 (1973).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Central America Belize; Costa Rica; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panam Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scheidweiler, M.J.F., 1837. L'Horticulteur Belge, Journal des Jardiniers et Amateurs 4:99, t. 76.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Mexican yam ç
español: cabeza de negro

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