Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea multiloba Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 5: 376 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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?
Jan 1, 2013 Drège [4497] South Africa K000098904 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Drège [4497] South Africa K000098903 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Drège [4496] South Africa K000098900 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Drège [4496] South Africa K000098902 Lectotype No
Jan 1, 2013 Rudatis, A.G.H. [1609] South Africa K000815875 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Rudatis, A.G.H. [1609] South Africa K000815874 Isotype Yes
Ward, C.J. [3076] South Africa K001148685 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [482] South Africa K001148682 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4862] South Africa K001148690 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001148687 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4846] South Africa K001148684 Yes
Pole Evans, I.B. [4854] South Africa K001148679 Yes
Ward, C.J. [2073] South Africa K001148693 Yes
Cooper, T. [3246] South Africa K001148678 Yes
Wood, J.M. [329] South Africa K000098901 No
s.coll [329] South Africa K001148692 Yes
Compton, R.H. [27492] Eswatini K001148688 Yes
Compton, R.H. [26691] Eswatini K001148694 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [9932] South Africa K001148727 Yes
Cooper, T. [3244] South Africa K001148680 Yes
s.coll [892] South Africa K001148686 Yes
s.coll [825] South Africa K001148691 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [772] South Africa K001148689 Yes
s.coll [442] South Africa K001148695 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [540] South Africa K001148683 Yes
Pole Evans, I.B. [4861] South Africa K001148696 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1920] South Africa K001148681 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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