Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea piscatorum Prain & Burkill

First published in Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 123 (1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Malesia. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera

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?
Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [15825] Malaysia K001143059 Yes
Christensen, H. [389] Malaysia K001144242 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Malaysia K001144246 Yes
Ramos, M. [1625] Malaysia K000098309 Type Yes
s.coll [13449] Malaysia K001143060 Yes
Burkill, I., H. [7] Malaysia K000098261 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [7449] Indonesia K001144241 Yes
Burkill, I., H. [993] Malaysia K000098260 Syntype Yes
s.coll. [7407] Indonesia K001553463 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [24524] Malaysia K001143062 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Malaysia K001144245 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Malaysia K001144244 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [24524] Malaysia K001143063 Yes
Christensen, H.; Apu, F.L. [389] Malaysia K001144243 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [18899] Malaysia K001143061 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Kirkup, D.W.; et al [7014] Brunei K001144247 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