Dioscorea spicata

Dioscorea spicata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea spicata

Name

Dioscorea spicata Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 371 (1821).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dioscorea nummularia var. glauca Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 35 (1914).
  • Dioscorea spicata var. anamallayana Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 29 (1914).
  • Dioscorea spicata var. parvifolia Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 29 (1914).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Roth, A.W. & Heyne, B. 1821. Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae orientalis: Ex collectione doct. Benj. Heynii. iv + 412 pp, Halberstadii, Sumptibus H. Vogleri. BHL Reference page. : 371.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Dioscorea spicata. Published online. Accessed: Mar 14 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Dioscorea spicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2020.

Vernacular names

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