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This genus is accepted, and its native range is Cosmopolitan.

[FTEA]

Dioscoreaceae, E. Milne-Redhead. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1975

Morphology General Habit
Twining dioecious pubescent or glabrous herbs
Morphology Stem
Stems annual, arising from tubers, often prickly especially below
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate or opposite, petiolate, often ovate-cordate, usually entire, sometimes deeply or shallowly lobed, occasionally compound with 3–7 leaflets; main nerves of entire leaves conspicuous, digitate, tertiary nervation reticulate
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Aerial tubers sometimes occur, arising in leaf-axils
sex Male
Male inflorescence spicate, racemose or rarely cymose, axillary or forming panicles at the leafless ends of branches
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 6, all fertile, or 3 reduced to staminodes, inserted at base and shorter than the perianth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Female inflorescence spicate, axillary Male inflorescence spicate, racemose or rarely cymose, axillary or forming panicles at the leafless ends of branches
sex Female
Female inflorescence spicate, axillary
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth similar to ♂, with an oblong triquetrous 3-locular ovary immediately beneath; styles 3, short; ovules 2 per locule Perianth suberect or spreading
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule rigid, deeply 3-lobed or triangular-ellipsoid, dehiscing into 3 valves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds up to 2 per locule, variously winged or rarely wingless.

Native to:

Alabama, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, New Guinea, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Socotra, South Carolina, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

California, Cook Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Ireland, Kazan-retto, Marianas, Marquesas, New Zealand North, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Pitcairn Is., Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Dioscorea Plum. ex L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Jan 1, 2017 Johns, R.J. [12906], Papua New Guinea K000062200
Jan 1, 2017 Johns, R.J. [11159], Papua New Guinea K000062199
Jul 1, 2011 Gillespie, L.J. [2430], Guyana K001171635
Jul 1, 2011 Gillespie, L.J. [1786], Guyana K001171636
Jul 1, 2011 Gillespie, L.J. [1952], Guyana K001171668
Jan 1, 1997 Irwin, H.S. [21159], Goiás K001171640
South Africa 7096.000
Carr, C.E. [14236], Papua New Guinea K001145070
Carr, C.E. [11846], Papua New Guinea K001145071
Onochie, C.F.A. [35120], Nigeria K001146120
Onochie, C.F.A. [35109], Nigeria K001146121
Onochie, C.F.A. [40185], Nigeria K001146123
Deighton, F.C. [779], Ghana K001146108
Melville, F.A. [88], Sierra Leone K001146097
Melville, F.A. [205], Sierra Leone K001146098
Melville, F.A. [88], Sierra Leone K001146099
Melville, F.A. [88], Sierra Leone K001146100
Adames, P. [470], Liberia K001146101
Fanshawe, D.B. [F8206], Zambia K001148327
Fanshawe, D.B. [F8255], Zambia K001148328
Harley, R.M. [24171], Brazil K001150148
Harley, R.M. [54787], Brazil K001150149
Harley, R.M. [54769], Brazil K001150150
Harley, R.M. [11508], Brazil K001150178
Harley, R.M. [11345], Brazil K001150188
Harley, R.M. [24178], Brazil K001150198
Harley, R.M. [16874], Brazil K001150210
Harley, R.M. [17110], Brazil K001150212
Hinton, G.B. [1519], Mexico K001149089
Hinton, G.B. [6716], Mexico K001149090
Hinton, G.B. [11252], Mexico K001149091
Hinton, G.B. [4125], Mexico K001149093
Hinton, G.B. [8038], Mexico K001149098
Hepper, F.N. [1095], Nigeria K001146118
Hepper, F.N. [1095], Nigeria K001146119
Forrest, G. [8162], China K001142005
Forrest, G. [8162], China K001142006
Brass, L.J. [32479], Papua New Guinea K001145039
Brass, L.J. [29449], Papua New Guinea K001145040
Brass, L.J. [14074], Indonesia K001145063
Ashton, P.S. [S17231], Malaysia K001144686
Ashton, P.S. [S21460] K001144687
Morton, J.K. [3502], Togo K001146109
Trapnell, C.G. [1381], Zambia K001148329
Trapnell, C.G. [1381], Zambia K001148330
Chase [21050], Thailand K001143582
Akpabla, G.K. [688], Ghana K001171634
Tutin, T.G. [48], Guyana K001150133
Tutin, T.G. [51], Guyana K001150135
Clemens, J. [50570], Malaysia K001144673
Clemens, J. [22213], Malaysia K001144681
Clemens, J. [20610], Malaysia K001144682
Philcox, D. [4672], Brazil K001150179
Peal, J. [35], Uganda 17074.000
Peal, J. [33], Uganda 17203.000
Peal, J. [8], Uganda 17209.000
Peal, J. [36], Uganda 6437.000
Peal, J. [26], Uganda 6438.000
Peal, J. [37], Uganda 7097.000
Peal, J. [32], Uganda K001147460
Peal, J. [32], Uganda K001147461
Peal, J. [8], Uganda K001147470
Peal, J. [9], Uganda K001147471
Peal, J. [12], Uganda K001147472
Peal, J. [13], Uganda K001147473
Peal, J. [218], Uganda K001147474
Peal, J. [17], Uganda K001147475
Peal, J. [17], Uganda K001147476
Peal, J. [36], Uganda K001147477
Peal, J. [7], Uganda K001147478
Peal, J. [7], Uganda K001147479
Peal, J. [26], Uganda K001147480
Peal, J. [26], Uganda K001147481
Peal, J. [35], Uganda K001147482
Peal, J. [37], Uganda K001147483
Jacobs, M. [5060], Malaysia K001144678
Jacobs, M. [8006], Philippines K001144916
Jacobs, M. [7861], Philippines K001144917
Jacobs, M. [8005], Philippines K001144918
Jacobs, M. [7710], Philippines K001144919
Jacobs, M. [7701], Philippines K001144922
Womersley, J.S. [7818], Papua New Guinea K001145047
Womersley, J.S. [19061], Papua New Guinea K001145069
Maitland, T.D. [1072], Uganda K001147484
Boughey, A.S. [14743], Côte d'Ivoire K001146103
Boughey, A.S. [14743], Côte d'Ivoire K001146104
Corner, E.J.H. [32499], Malaysia K001143508
Whitmore, T.C. [12940], Malaysia K001143473
Whitmore, T.C. [3020], Malaysia K001143477
Whitmore, T.C. [4241], Malaysia K001143480
Whitmore, T.C. [20681], Malaysia K001143481
Whitmore, T.C. [12784], Malaysia K001143482
Whitmore, T.C. [3210], Malaysia K001143484
Whitmore, T.C. [65], Malaysia K001143485
Whitmore, T.C. [4422], Malaysia K001143489
Whitmore, T.C. [12571], Malaysia K001143494
Whitmore, T.C. [236], Malaysia K001143496
Whitmore, T.C. [903], Malaysia K001143501
Whitmore, T.C. [15177], Malaysia K001143503
Whitmore, T.C. [8828], Malaysia K001143505
Dawe, M.T. [826], Colombia K001150603
Haswell, D.R. [111], Sierra Leone K001146091
Haswell, D.R. [139], Sierra Leone K001146095
Bampton, S. [26], Belize 23572.000
Bampton, S. [25], Belize 23573.000
Bampton, S. [27], Belize 3677.000
Grubb, P.J. [552], Colombia K001150601
Grubb, P.J. [639], Colombia K001150602
Smith, A.C. [10237], Dominica K001149431
Millar, A.N. [48555], Papua New Guinea K001145053
Schodde, R. [4527], Papua New Guinea K001145035
Schodde, R. [4773], Papua New Guinea K001145036
Schodde, R. [5110], Australia K001145178
Meijer, W. [134625], Malaysia K001144696
Larsen, K. [44478B], Thailand K001144201
Larsen, K. [41356A], Thailand K001144202
Larsen, K. [41356B], Thailand K001144203
Hoogland, R.D. [10240] K001145048
Anderson, J.A.R. [9001], Malaysia K001144680
Anderson, J.A.R. [15970], Malaysia K001144683
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6077], Cameroon K001146521
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6033], Cameroon K001146522
Degener, O. [[26277]], Mexico K001149095
Streimann, H. [44010], Papua New Guinea K001145038
Streimann, H. [44573], Papua New Guinea K001145049
Streimann, H. [25862], Papua New Guinea K001145050
Streimann, H. [51622], Papua New Guinea K001145051
Streimann, H. [47988], Papua New Guinea K001145052
Streimann, H. [44593], Papua New Guinea K001145054
Streimann, H. [25887], Papua New Guinea K001145055
Streimann, H. [27777], Papua New Guinea K001145057
Wood, J.R.I. [16983], Bolivia K001150169
Wood, J.R.I. [9966], Bolivia K001150614
Wood, J.R.I. [21795], Bolivia K001150616
Wood, J.R.I. [21818], Bolivia K001150617
Wood, J.R.I. [21873], Bolivia K001150618
Wood, J.R.I. [19334], Bolivia K001150619
Wood, J.R.I. [16831], Bolivia K001150621
Fay, J.M. [8697], Central African Republic 53773.000
Fay, J.M. [4561], Central African Republic K001146525
Lewis, G.P. [2849], Ecuador K001150191
Lewis, G.P. [2632], Ecuador K001150605
Lewis, G.P. [3177], Ecuador K001150606
Lewis, G.P. [3177], Ecuador K001150607
Rico, L. [1597], Bolivia K000295209
Rico, L. [1603], Bolivia K000295223
Rico, L. [2085], Cuba K001149434
Chew, W.L. [CWL1388], Malaysia K001144675
Hall, J.B. [643] K001146110
Hall, J.B. [51] K001146111
Hall, J.B. [51] K001146113
Meurillon, A. [1997], Cameroon K001146519
Meurillon, A. [1941], Cameroon K001146520
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [3832], Sri Lanka K001142307
Bridges [615], Chile K001150748
Gutierrez, H.G. [117135], Philippines K001144927
Jackson, J.K. [1968], Sudan K001146538
Ward, C.J. [6340], South Africa K001148698
Clemens [5387], Papua New Guinea K001145066
Ruffo [3115], Tanzania K001147493
Krapovickas, A. [42991], Brazil K001150173
Krapovickas, A. [35366], Brazil K001150174
Krapovickas, A. [42796], Brazil K001150214
Krapovickas, A. [40724], Brazil K001150218
Krapovickas, A. [32255], Bolivia K001150612
Krapovickas, A. [35857], Argentina K001150753
Dransfield, J. [1268], Philippines K001144928
Cedillo, R. [69], Mexico K001149102
Ridsdale, C.E. [1444], Philippines K001144931
Ridsdale, C.E. [30381], Papua New Guinea K001145062
Ratter, J.A. [R3087], Brazil K001150171
Ratter, J.A. [R1602], Brazil K001150186
Ratter, J.A. [R3063], Brazil K001150187
Ratter, J.A. [R3858], Brazil K001150189
Kochummen, K.M. [2687], Malaysia K001143493
Kochummen, K.M. [2143], Malaysia K001143507
Chautems, A. [89], Brazil K001150207
Martinelli, G. [9573], Brazil K001150164
Christensen, H. [532], Malaysia K001144534
Eggers [1740], Dominican Republic K001149432
Pirani, J.R. [s.n.], Brazil K001150196
Pirani, J.R. [1959], Brazil K001150197
Pirani, J.R. [1689], Brazil K001150199
Pirani, J.R. [1689], Brazil K001150200
Pirani, J.R. [1626], Brazil K001150203
Pirani, J.R. [1936], Brazil K001150206
Wilkin, P. [789], Malawi 58317.000
Wilkin, P. [T970], Thailand K000809630
Wilkin, P. [T971], Thailand K000809752
Wilkin, P. [877], Thailand K001143702
Wilkin, P. [1006], Thailand K001143826
Wilkin, P. [876], Thailand K001143908
Wilkin, P. [843A], Thailand K001144204
Wilkin, P. [949], Madagascar K001148471
Wilkin, P. [949], Madagascar K001148472
Wilkin, P. [949], Madagascar K001148473
Wilkin, P. [949], Madagascar K001148474
Wilkin, P. [949], Madagascar K001148475
Edwards, K.S. [234], Venezuela K001150608
Lugas, L. [1811], Malaysia K001144689
Breteler, F.J. [4734], Venezuela K001150611
Morrison, A. [s.n.], Australia K001145125
Morrison, A. [s.n.], Australia K001145180
Morrison, A. [5185], Australia K001145181
Morrison, A. [s.n.], Australia K001145182
Morrison, A. [s.n.], Australia K001145183
Morrison, A. [s.n.], Australia K001145184
Morrison, A. [s.n.], Australia K001145185
Schipp, W.A. [860], Belize K001148852
Heringer, E.P. [6644], Brazil K001150157
Heringer, E.P. [5967], Brazil K001150163
Heringer, E.P. [6044], Brazil K001150208
Heringer, E.P. [18318], Brazil K001150209
Agra, M.F. [1212], Brazil K001150215
Eiten, G. [8777], Brazil K001150143
Eiten, G. [6561], Brazil K001150185
Eiten, G. [5819], Brazil K001150216
Kirkbride, J.H. [2901], Brazil K001150145
Henry, A. [10287], China K001142001
Calderon, C.E. [2933], Brazil K001150202
Riedel, L. [s.n.], Indonesia K001144699
Maas, P.J.M. [1780], Panama K001150598
Woodgyer, E. [2756], Brazil K001150151
Matuda, E. [2817], Mexico K001149097
Matuda, E. [2781], Mexico K001149100
Peck, M.E. [812], Belize K001149105
Brade, A.C. [18821], Brazil K001150184
Jenman [7435], Guyana K001149957
Jenman [4922], Guyana K001150134
Humblot [1454] K000728284
Chase, M.W. [16309 [?]], Sri Lanka K001143036
Burkill, I.H. [1470], Malaysia K001143304
Burkill, I.H. [15832], Malaysia K001143483
Burkill, I.H. [15834], Malaysia K001143486
Burkill, I.H. [16581], Malaysia K001143487
Burkill, I.H. [16581], Malaysia K001143488
Burkill, I.H. [4408], Malaysia K001143491
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.], United Kingdom K001150860
Philippi, R.A. [621], Chile K001150749
Montes, J.E. [3243], Paraguay K001150213
Reed, E.C. [s.n.] K001150747
Cavalerie, J. [7601], China K001142004
Madani, L. [92005], Malaysia K001144688
Burchell, W.J. [s.n.], Brazil K001150170
Burchell, W.J. [3611], Brazil K001150194
Pierre, L. [7003], Vietnam K001144062
Royen, P. van [4495], Indonesia K001145046
Kanehira [s.n.], Indonesia K001145061
Vandenberg, J. [42270], Papua New Guinea K001145037
Pullen, R. [6970], Papua New Guinea K001145058
Pullen, R. [6970], Papua New Guinea K001145059
Pullen, R. [6805], Papua New Guinea K001145060
Pullen, R. [7627], Papua New Guinea K001145064
Kalkman, C. [6327], Indonesia K001145043
Eyma, P.J. [3505], Indonesia K001144700
Eyma, P.J. [4653], Indonesia K001145044
Kerenga, K. [76430], Papua New Guinea K001145072
Kerenga, K. [56934], Papua New Guinea K001145082
Kerenga, K. [56934], Papua New Guinea K001145083
Versteegh, C. [4755], Indonesia K001145041
Phillipson, P.B. [4149], Madagascar K000523579
Skutch, A.F. [4411], Ecuador K001150190
Bampton, S.S. [8], Belize K001148853
Bampton, S.S. [30], Belize K001149104
Bampton, S.S. [19], Belize K001149106
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [206], Indonesia K001144668
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [970], Indonesia K001144670
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [63], Indonesia K001144671
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [18015], Indonesia K001144672
Bernardi, L. [19883], Taiwan K001171633
Bernardi, L. [8171], Côte d'Ivoire K001146105
Bernardi, L. [19883], Taiwan K001150862
Gentry, H.S. [11032], Mexico K001149092
Gentry, H.S. [10868], Mexico K001149103
Suddee, S. [2000], Thailand K000062198
Adam, J.G. [20630], Liberia K001146102
Robert, A. [[466b]], Brazil K001150155
Dümmer, R. [1042], Uganda K001147485
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4846], South Africa K001148697
Humblot, L. [454], Comoros K000728285
Mutimushi, J.M. [2962], Zambia K001148326
Thomas, N.W. [2621], Sierra Leone K001146096
Thomas, N.W. [1660], Nigeria K001146116
Paie, I. [S16650], Malaysia K001144685
Irvine, F.R. [5130], Ghana K001146112
Gautier, L. [LG5568], Madagascar K000062192
Hossain [37981], Ghana K001146106
Hossain [37981], Ghana K001146107
Hakki, M. [975], Togo K001146114
Hakki, M. [976], Togo K001146115
Beusekom, C.F. [3422], Thailand K001144019
Cornejo, X. [5602], Ecuador K001150604
Bartlett, A.W. [8386] K001149430
Reekmans, M. [6984], Burundi K001146523
Maitland [34], Cameroon K001146530
Everett, B. [13755], Malaysia K001143474
Haines, H.H. [5113] K001142816
Haines, H.H. [CN687], India K001142818
Haines, H.H. [351], India K001142819
Poore, M.E.D. [406], Malaysia K001143478
Elliot, G.F.S. [9303], Uganda K001147486
Wilde, W.J.J.O. de [1198], Cameroon K001146518
Sulit, M.D. [2778], Philippines K001144923
Sulit, M.D. [2666], Philippines K001144924
Langlassé, E. [76] K001149099
Herrera, G. [8586], Costa Rica K001149108
Herrera, G. [5813], Costa Rica K001149109
Huaylla, H. [952], Bolivia K001150620
Mathews, A. [327] K001150746
Andau, D. [1109], Malaysia K001144676
Haniff, M. [14201], Malaysia K001143479
Kahurananga, J. [2568], Tanzania K001147492
Pipoly, J.J. [7559], Guyana K001150152
Nash, G.V. [711], Haiti K001149326
Nash, G.V. [1583], Haiti K001149433
Elwes, H.J. [450-14 [?]], United Kingdom K001144197
Plowman, T.C. [6583], Peru K001150220
Forzza, R.C. [6468], Brazil K001171637
Forzza, R.C. [6326], Minas Gerais K001171639
Nimanong, B. [229], Thailand K001143681
Conklin, H.C. [2516], Philippines K001144930
Edaño, G.E. [37803], Philippines K001144921
Lawlor, D.W. [45584], Nigeria K001146117
Pulsford, M. [5428], Papua New Guinea K001145045
Vogel, E.F. de [5560], Indonesia K001144701
Tavares, A.S. [56], Brazil K001150159
Cabrera, A.L. [12598], Chile K001150751
Prance, G.T. [28934], Brazil K001150147
Prance, G.T. [23151], Brazil K001150175
Prance, G.T. [5163], Brazil K001150181
Prance, G.T. [5129], Brazil K001150182
Prance, G.T. [4891], Brazil K001150204
Usteri, P.A. [342b], Brazil K001150165
Usteri, P.A. [329b], Brazil K001150176
Usteri, P.A. [344b], Brazil K001150177
Simaga, J.M. [701], Papua New Guinea K001145080
Simaga, J.M. [702], Papua New Guinea K001145081
Mendoza, D.R. [10274], Philippines K001144925
Mendoza, D.R. [18400], Philippines K001144929
Florence, J. [4367], French Polynesia K001145321
KMK [99965], Malaysia K001143475
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [5585], Brazil K001150153
Zapfack, L. [895], Cameroon K000339394
Sijde, H.A.v.d. [5510], Indonesia K001145042
Pa'ie, E. [8487], Malaysia K001144679
Wilson, G. [[WB644]], Guyana K001150195
Meier, W. [3572], Venezuela K001150609
Hemm, G. [498], South Africa K000728091
Keenan, J. [1380], Myanmar K001142855
Keenan, J. [1655], Myanmar K001143037
Keenan, J. [1656], Myanmar K001143038
Keenan, J. [791], Myanmar K001143040
Keenan, J. [1749], Myanmar K001143042
Keenan, J. [1640], Myanmar K001143043
Hiep, N.T. [NTH 3267], Vietnam K001144028
Strudwick, J.J. [4032A], Brazil K001150146
Granville, J.J. de [6092] K001150136
Kollmann, L. [1214], Brazil K001171726
Rooden, J. van [631], Colombia K001150599
Erwin [S27406], Malaysia K001144677
Talip, A.H. [87005], Malaysia K001144692
Redden, K.M. [3556], Venezuela K001150192
Cardoso, D. [1989], Brazil K001150205
Julius, A. [FRI 57816], Malaysia K000062201
Poiteau, P.A. [s.n.] K001150132
Kiah bin Hadji, M.S. [SFN32120], Malaysia K001143504
Kiah bin Hadji, M.S. [24300], Thailand K001144199
Clarke, C.B. [21304 A], India K001142707
Clarke, C.B. [21002], India K001142817
Cuming, H. [449], Chile K001150744
Croft, J.R. [14997], Papua New Guinea K001145073
Schneider, C.K. [1559], China K001142007
Rafidah, A.R. [FRI 64409], Malaysia K000062202
Frodin, D.G. [[823]], Papua New Guinea K001145065
Frodin, D.G. [4188], Papua New Guinea K001145067
Frodin, D.G. [2082], Papua New Guinea K001145068
Put, N. [3764], Thailand K001144200
Bordere [s.n.] K001141148
Tai, H. [42527], Malaysia K001144674
Manning, S.D. [258], Cameroon K001146526
Manning, S.D. [217], Cameroon K001146527
Manning, S.D. [1073], Cameroon K001146528
Manning, S.D. [374], Cameroon K001146529
s.coll [s.n.], Hong Kong K001141933
s.coll [5108 a], India K001142691
s.coll [22280], India K001142729
s.coll [94659], Malaysia K001143506
s.coll [s.n.] K001144198
s.coll [1601], Philippines K001144920
s.coll [261], Philippines K001144926
s.coll [381], Nigeria K001146124
s.coll [2167] K001147381
s.coll [Z309] K001147914
s.coll [s.n.] K001150131
s.coll [s.n.], Brazil K001150137
s.coll [224], Brazil K001150154
s.coll [H890/61], Brazil K001150156
s.coll [2000], Brazil K001150161
s.coll [1012], Brazil K001150183
s.coll [2014], Bolivia K001150613
s.coll [s.n.], Argentina K001150750
s.coll [s.n.] K001150754
s.coll [3971], Guyana K001150755
s.coll [26], United Kingdom K001150795
s.coll [402/59], United Kingdom K001150851
s.coll [402/59 [?]], United Kingdom K001150852
s.coll [18], United Kingdom K001150853
s.coll [18], United Kingdom K001150854
s.coll [s.n.] K001150861
Waibuta, L.V. [98], Fiji K001145319
Dewol Sundaling [83843], Malaysia K001144694
Motan [83499], Malaysia K001143500
Calderon [2933], Brazil K001150201
Dewol [80508], Malaysia K001144693
Dewol [109172], Malaysia K001144698
Maesen, L.J.G. van der [3049], India K001143039
Houngnon, P. [6876], Benin K000062194
Fiebrig, K.A.G. [[53225b]], Brazil K001150158
Mexia, Y.E.J. [8879], Mexico K001149094
Gardner [4012] K001150138
Bakia, K. [408], Malaysia K001144690
Millard, A.H. [1882], Malaysia K001143490
Millard, A.H. [1830], Malaysia K001143492
Millard, A.H. [1390], Malaysia K001143495
Millard, A.H. [1666], Malaysia K001143497
Millard, A.H. [1811], Malaysia K001143498
Millard, A.H. [1811], Malaysia K001143499
Bililong, M. [386], Cameroon K001146524
Ridsdale [33445], Papua New Guinea K001145056
Spruce [81] K001150193
Du, N.V. [HNK2776], Vietnam K001144196
Burchell [6344], Brazil K001150140
Burchell [6561], Brazil K001150141
Burchell [8259], Brazil K001150144
Burchell [3172], Brazil K001150172
Tweedie [4148], Kenya K001147488
Tweedie [1308], Brazil K001150139
Wong, C.C.Y. [421] K001145320
Fedilis [88249], Malaysia K001144691
Leopold [82562], Malaysia K001144695
Sigin [112257], Malaysia K001144697
Lugo S., H. [873], Ecuador K001171666
Lugo S., H. [1126], Ecuador K001171665
Lugo S., H. [1049], Ecuador K001171664
Shiu Ying Hu [10531], Hong Kong K001141915
Iganci, J.R.V. [813], Santa Catarina K001171677
Komaromi. R. [546], Cameroon K000023407
Stone, B.C.M. [10766], Malaysia K001143502
Herb Griffith [5542], India K001142741
Herb Maingay, A.C. [1702], Malaysia K001143382
Eja, M. [S56337] K001144684
Link, D.A. [V/46], China K001142002
Link, D.A. [VII/80], China K001142003
Malhotra, C.L. [42644], India K001142803
Sualiere, A. [734], India K001142284
Bedi, S.J. [2005] K001143035
Saw On Pe [16421], Myanmar K001143041
Nurainas [2530], Indonesia K001144667
Galbraith, W. [3031], Australia K001145179
Herb Jaeger, P. [3927], Sierra Leone K001146088
Herb Jaeger, P. [8651], Sierra Leone K001146089
Herb Jaeger, P. [8656], Sierra Leone K001146090
Herb Jaeger, P. [7228], Sierra Leone K001146092
Herb Jaeger, P. [6915], Sierra Leone K001146093
Herb Jaeger, P. [8145], Sierra Leone K001146094
Amachi [38289], Nigeria K001146122
Herb Lewalle, J. [6577], Burundi K001146514
Herb Lewalle, J. [6491], Burundi K001146515
Herb Lewalle, J. [6489], Burundi K001146516
Benoit, M.P.O.M. [428], Cameroon K001146517
Shantz, S.H.L. [51224], Tanzania K001147489
Martini, F.W. [4], Tanzania K001147490
Martini, F.W. [5], Tanzania K001147491
Rajaonah, M.T. [MT 305], Madagascar K001148470
W.L.G. [7], South Africa K001148515
Clayton, T. [s.n.], Mexico K001149096
Martén, S. [749], Costa Rica K001149107
Pedralli [2666], Brazil K001150166
Pedralli [2666], Brazil K001150167
Pedralli [1646], Brazil K001150168
Arga, M.F. [1139], Brazil K001150142
Silva, M.B. da [89], Brazil K001150162
Espinosa, R. [E1556], Ecuador K001150217
Espinosa, R. [1556], Ecuador K001150219
Haught, O.L. [2781], Colombia K001150600
Williams, L.W. [13144], Venezuela K001150610
Herb Berro, M.B. [4766], Uruguay K001150742
Herb Berro, M.B. [1709], Uruguay K001150743
Robinson, G. [s.n.], Chile K001150745
Robinson, G. [s.n.], Chile K001150752
Gooding, H.J. [D. yam 12] K001150855
Gooding, H.J. [D. yam 16] K001150856
Gooding, H.J. [D. yam 6] K001150857
Gooding, H.J. [D. yam 13] K001150858
Gooding, H.J. [D. yam 22b] K001150859
Adjakidjè, V. [1858], Benin K000062193

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1032 (1753)

Accepted by

  • Wilkin, P. & Thapyai, C. (2009). Flora of Thailand 10(1): 1-140. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

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