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December 2024

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Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1033 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000393046.

Synonyms of Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Fl. Jap. : 151 (1784) wfo-0000393037
Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914) wfo-0000393052
Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914) wfo-0000393058
Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914) wfo-0000393064