Dioscorea oppositifolia

Dioscorea oppositifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea oppositifolia

Name

Dioscorea oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 1033 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dioscorea opposita Thunb., Fl. Jap.: 151 (1784).
  • Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914).
  • Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914).
  • Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asie Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1033.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea oppositifolia 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 oppositifolia 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 oppositifolia. Published online. Accessed: Mar 13 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Dioscorea oppositifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Chinese yam
español: Dioscorea opposita
italiano: Nagaimo
日本語: ナガイモ
한국어: 마 ລາວ:
lietuvių: Batatinė dioskorėja
polski: Pochrzyn chiński
svenska: Jams
中文: 薯蕷

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