Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea rockii Prain & Burkill

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 229 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Thailand. It is a climbing rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Thailand

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.
  • Wilkin, P. & Thapyai, C. (2009). Flora of Thailand 10(1): 1-140. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wilkin, P. [915] Thailand K001143552 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1036] Thailand K001143538 Yes
Wilkin, P. [915] Thailand K001143553 Yes
Wilkin, P. [901] Thailand K001143547 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1062] Thailand K001143541 Yes
Wilkin, P. [900] Thailand K001143544 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1064] Thailand K001143540 Yes
Rock, J.F. [1721] Thailand K001067066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilkin, P. [903] Thailand K001143549 Yes
Wilkin, P. [903] Thailand K001143550 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1065] Thailand K001143539 Yes
Wilkin, P. [900] Thailand K001143545 Yes
Wilkin, P. [901] Thailand K001143546 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1061] Thailand K001143536 Yes
Wilkin, P. [903] Thailand K001143548 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1063] Thailand K001143542 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1036] Thailand K001143537 Yes
Wilkin, P. [915] Thailand K001143551 Yes
Chase [21052] Thailand K001143543 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