Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea hastata Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is French Guiana. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

French Guiana

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nash, G.V. [595] Haiti K001149421 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [1828] Cuba K001149419 Yes
Taylor, N. [113] Dominican Republic K001149425 No
Fuertes Lorén, M.D. [1037] Dominican Republic K001149422 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [5343] Paraguay K001149949 Yes
Türckheim, H., von [3495] Dominican Republic K001149420 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [[3910]] Haiti K001149424 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [937] Haiti K001149427 Yes
Nash, G.V.; Taylor, N. [1457] Haiti K001149426 Yes
Nash, G.V. [634] Haiti K001149423 No
Hassler, E. [3917] Paraguay K001149948 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [6407] Australia K000696270 No
Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [3973] Brazil K001149950 Yes
Balansa, B. [4737] Paraguay K001149947 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Siaca, A.; Garcia, R. [8572] Dominican Republic K001149418 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0