Dioscoreophyllum

Dioscoreophyllum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Chasmantheroideae
Tribus: Burasaieae
Genus: Dioscoreophyllum
Species: D. cumminsii – D. gossweileri – D. volkensii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Dioscoreophyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 31. Reference page.

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Unresolved names: D. oligotrichum

Name

Dioscoreophyllum Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 181. 1895.

• Type species: Dioscoreophyllum volkensii Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 182. 1895.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Dioscoreopsis Kuntze in T.Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 176. 1904 [1903], nom. illeg. superfl.

• Heterotypic
  • Rhopalandria Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898(136–137): 71. 1898.
    • {{tysp|Rhopalandria cumminsii|Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898(136–137): 71. 1898.}

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. 1895. Fam.: Menispermaceae. Pp. 181–182 in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theil C, Verzeichniss der bis jetzt aus Ost-Afrika bekannt gewordenen Pflanzen. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Andrews, F.W. 1950. 12. Menispermaceae. Pp. 15–19 in The flowering plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Vol. 1, Cycadaceae–Tiliaceae. T. Buncle & Co. Ltd., Arbroath, Scotland. PDF Reference page. 
• Essou, J.-P. 2006. Menispermaceae Juss. Pp. 798–803 in Akoègninou, A., Van der Burg, W.J. & Van der Maesen, L.J.G. (chief eds.), Flore analytique du Bénin. Backhuys Publishers, Cotonou & Wageningen. ISBN 90-5782-181-8. Reference page. 
• Exell, A.W. & Mendonça, F.A. 1937. 4 — Menispermaceae. Pp. 32–45 in Conspectus Florae Angolensis, Vol. 1, Fasc. 1, Ranunculaceae–Malvaceae. Ministério do Ultramar, Lisboa. Online Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1951. 34. Menispermaceae. Pp. 202–255 in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, Vol. 2. Institut National pour l'Étude Agronomique du Congo Belge, Bruxelles [Brussels]. Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1956. Menispermaceae. In Turrill, W.B. & Milne-Redhead, E. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 32 pp. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. ISBN 978-1-84246-286-7 Online Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1959. Contribution a l'étude monographique des Menispermaceae africaines IV. Menispermaceae du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 29: 213–226. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1960. 7. Menispermaceae. Pp. 150–171 in Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 1, part 1. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Online Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1962. Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines. 313 pp. (Mémoires in-8vo, Nouv. sér., Tome XIII, fasc. 2.) Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Classe des Sciences Naturelles et Médicales, Bruxelles. PDF (20 MB) Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. 12. Menispermaceae. Pp. 66–77 in Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J., Flora of West Tropical Africa, 2nd ed., Vol. 1(1). Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dioscoreophyllum. Published online. Accessed: 31 March 2019.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Dioscoreophyllum in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 March 31.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Dioscoreopsis in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 March 31.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Rhopalandria in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 March 31.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dioscoreophyllum.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dioscoreophyllum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-03-31.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Dioscoreophyllum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 31. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2019. Dioscoreophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 March 2019.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Dioscoreophyllum. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 31 March 2019.

Vernacular names

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