Dioscorea oppositifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dioscoreales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Dioscoreales

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea oppositifolia

Name

Dioscorea oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 1033 (1753).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Dioscorea opposita Thunb., Fl. Jap.: 151 (1784).
- Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914).
- Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914).
- Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asie Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1033.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea oppositifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 13. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea oppositifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Dioscorea oppositifolia. Published online. Accessed: Mar 13 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Dioscorea oppositifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Chinese yam
español: Dioscorea opposita
italiano: Nagaimo
日本語: ナガイモ
한국어: 마 ລາວ:
lietuvių: Batatinė dioskorėja
polski: Pochrzyn chiński
svenska: Jams
中文: 薯蕷

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