Dioscorea mexicana

Taxonavigation

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

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

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).

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, 2^nd Edition

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.

English: Mexican yam ç
español: cabeza de negro