Dioscorea pentaphylla

Dioscorea pentaphylla

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea pentaphylla

Name

Dioscorea pentaphylla L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Botryosicyos pentaphyllus (L.) Hochst., Flora 27(Bes. Beil.): 3 (1844).
• Heterotypic
  • Dioscorea triphylla L., Sp. Pl.: 1032 (1753).
  • Dioscorea digitata Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 6 (1768).
  • Dioscorea spinosa Burm., Fl. Malab.: 5 (1769).
  • Ubium quadrifarium J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 839 (1791).
  • Ubium scandens J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 1: 106 (1805).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. mollis Hassk., Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 4 (1842).
  • Dioscorea kleiniana Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 394 (1850).
  • Hamatris triphylla (L.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 12 (1866).
  • Dioscorea jacquemontii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 290 (1892).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. cardonii Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. communis Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. hortorum Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. jacquemontii (Hook.f.) Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. kussok Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. linnaei Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. malaica Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. rheedei Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. simplicifolia Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. suli Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
  • Dioscorea globifera R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 149 (1924).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. javanica Burkill, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 258 (1924).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. palmata Burkill, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 258 (1924).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. papuana Burkill, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 258 (1924).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. sacerdotalis Burkill, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 258 (1924).
  • Dioscorea pentaphylla var. unifoliata R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 146 (1924).
  • Dioscorea codonopsidifolia Kamik., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 25: 115 (1935).
  • Dioscorea sumbawensis R.Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 119 (1935).
  • Dioscorea changjiangensis F.W.Xing & Z.X.Li, Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 10: 19 (1995).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asie Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; Caroline Is.; China South-Central; China Southeast; Cook Is.; Cuba; East Himalaya; Fiji; Hainan; India; Jawa; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Maldives; Maluku; Marquesas; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; Nepal; New Guinea; Niue; Philippines; Samoa; Society Is.; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Tibet; Tonga; Vietnam; Wallis-Futuna Is.; West Himalaya Continental:Australasia Queensland 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. : 1032.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: fiveleaf yam
日本語: アケビドコロ
中文: 五叶薯蓣

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