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Dioscorea Plum. ex L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1032 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000011843.

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Synonyms of Dioscorea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Tamnus Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200031802
Ubium J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. : 839 (1791) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200031805
Borderea Miégev. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 13: 374 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005019
Botryosicyos Hochst. Flora 27(Beil.): 3 (1844) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005109
Elephantodon Salisb. Gen. Pl. : 12 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000013177
Epipetrum Phil. Linnaea 33: 253 (1865) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000013620
Hamatris Salisb. Gen. Pl. : 11 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000016796
Helmia Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 414 (1850) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000017292
Higinbothamia Uline Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 1: 414 (1899) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000017901
Hyperocarpa (Uline) G.M.Barroso, E.F.Guim. & Sucre Sellowia 25: 19 (1974) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000018764
Merione Salisb. Gen. Pl. : 12 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023795
Nanarepenta Matuda Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 32: 143 (1962) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000025291
Oncorhiza Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 374 (1805) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026853
Oncus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 194 (1790) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026865
Peripetasma Ridl. J. Bot. 58: 147 (1920) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000028780
Polynome Salisb. Gen. Pl. : 12 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000030758
Rajania L. Sp. Pl. : 1032 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000032499
Rhizemys Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000032981
Sismondaea Delponte Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino , ser. 2, 14: 394 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035543
Strophis Salisb. Gen. Pl. : 12 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036928
Tamus L. Sp. Pl. : 1028 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000037523
Testudinaria Salisb. ex Burch. Trav. S. Africa 2: 147 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000037843
Raja Burm. Pl. Amer. : 148 (1758) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043764
Ricophora Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043765

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Dioscorea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea aculeata L. Sp. Pl. : 1033 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000388832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea acutangula Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5109. [1831-32] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea acutanguliflora Steud. ex R.Knuth Pflanzenr. (Engler) Dioscoreac. 266, in syn. 1924 [5 Aug 1924] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352068
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea alata var. purpurea (Roxb.) H.F.Macmill. Circ. Agric. J. Roy. Bot. Gard. Peradeniya 3(1): 11 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200067940
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea angustifolia Lam. Encycl. 3: 233 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000389042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea bicantaca Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5107. [1831-32] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea bisantaca Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 296, in syn. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea boridiensis R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 163 (1937) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000389309
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea bulbifera var. bulbifera – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea cerubulium Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 291. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea clemensii R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 224 (1936) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000389938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea consanguinea Uline – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001348757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea crepitans Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5105. [1831-32] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea crepitans Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 294. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea cretica (L.) M.Campos, Wilkin & Viruel Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 131(4): 645 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000055575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea cylindrica Burm.f. Fl. Indica : 315 (1768) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000390320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea dallmannensis Hatus. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 56: 425 (1942) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000390397
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea decemangularis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5106. [1831-32] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea decemangularis Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 295. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea dejantiana Lem. Hort. Universel 5: 355 (1844) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000390465
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea deleteria Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4):13. 1790 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea deltoides Wall. – — wfo-0001045918
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea diepenhorstii Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 3: 611. 1861 [Dec 1861] Alternate title: Flora Indiae Batavae,...Supplementum Primum. Prodromus Florae Sumatranae Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea edulis (Lowe) M.Campos, Wilkin & Viruel Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 131(4): 645 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000055573
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea elliptica Thunb. ex Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30, in syn. 1914 [29 Apr 1914] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352079
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea elliptica Thunb. ex R.Knuth Pflanzenr. (Engler) Dioscoreac. 286, in syn. 1924 [5 Aug 1924] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352078
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea fiebrigii R.Knuth – — wfo-0001045893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea fructiflexa Kunth Pflanzenr. 4(43): 235 1924 — wfo-0001250193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea glomerata Hauman – — wfo-0001045956
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea heterandra Uline ex R.Knuth Pflanzenr. (Engler) Dioscoreac. 251 (1924), in syn. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352082
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea heterandra Uline ex R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 218. 1917 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea himalaica Hook.f. ex Prain & Burkill Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) xiv. 143 (1936), in syn. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea hurchucia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5107. [1831-32] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea hurchusia Ham. & Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 296, in syn. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea hybrida G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 537 (1888) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000391229
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea incrassata Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 295. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea kweichowensis R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 125 (1934) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000391733
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea lanceolata C.Wright ex Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 251. 1866 [May-Aug 1866] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000391780
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea lasseri Steyerm. – — wfo-0001045897
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea longiracemosa Knechtel – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001349901
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea magalantha Frisch – — wfo-0001220246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea mako H.Perrier Rev. Bot. Appl. 5: 420, 421 1925 — wfo-0001045908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea marmorata hort. ex Bull. Ort. Bot. Napoli xiv. Del. Spor.-Sem.-Fruct. nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352087
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea melanoleuca Linden ex K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 14: 158 (1871) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000916780
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea metallica Hort., acc. to Knuth – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001348888
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea mourae Uline – — wfo-0001045900
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea narcotica Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 511. 1840 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea nentaphylla L. – — wfo-0001045919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea nullica Buch.-Ham. ex Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 21, in syn. 1914 [29 Apr 1914] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352089
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea nummulariifolia L. ex Henschel Vita Rumphii 183 (1838), sphalm. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea octangularis Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 296, in syn. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea owenii Prain & Burkill Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 63 (1925) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000393185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea perforata Bertero ex Spreng. Syst. Veg. , 2: 152 (1825) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000393573
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea periplocifolia Juss. ex Prain & Burkill Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) xiv. 293 (1939), in syn. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352092
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea pilosula Hemsl. – — wfo-0001232125
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea pimichinensis Sandwith Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940(6): 276. [10 Dec 1940] A correction of D. pichinchensis R. Knuth Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001220635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea polygonoides var. paulensis R.Knuth – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391895
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea rotundifolia Wall. ex Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 31, in syn. 1914 [29 Apr 1914] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea salvadorica Büttner in Mittheil. Afr. Ges. v. 256 (1889), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea sect. Afroborderea Hiroshi Noda & M.N.Tamura Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 71(3): 194. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000022163
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea sect. Perennia Archibald ex Hiroshi Noda & M.N.Tamura Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 71(3): 194. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000022164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea sect. Pseudoshannicorea Hiroshi Noda & M.N.Tamura Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 71(3): 194. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000022165
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea sect. Pseudostenophora Hiroshi Noda & M.N.Tamura Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 71(3): 196. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000022166
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea sect. Tamus (L.) Hiroshi Noda & M.N.Tamura Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 71(3): 193. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000022167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea sercea Kunth – — wfo-0001045944
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea shimperana Hochst. ex Kunth – — wfo-0001045888
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea spiculata Blume Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 22 (1827) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000395480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea spiralis Lem. Hort. Universel 5: 355 (1844) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000395531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea sprucei Uline Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(5): 84 1897 — wfo-0001045905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea suthni Buch.-Ham. Account Distr. Purnea : 359 (1928) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000395736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea tenuicaulis R.Knuth Pflanzenr. (Engler) Dioscoreac. 192, in syn. 1924 [5 Aug 1924] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea tredecimnervis Pierre ex Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 20, in syn. 1914 [29 Apr 1914] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea tredecimnervis Pierre ex R.Knuth Pflanzenr. (Engler) Dioscoreac. 189, in syn. 1924 [5 Aug 1924] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea tunga Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5107. [1831-32] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea tunga Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 295, in syn. 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea tuxtlensis Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 231 (1894) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000396368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea versicolor Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5106. [1831-32] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Dioscorea versicolor Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18): 295, in syn. (sphalm versicola). 1892 [Jul 1892] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352102