As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Dioscorea
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1032 (1753)
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.
Literature
Statistics
Synonyms of Dioscorea
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamnus | Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) | wfo-1200031802 | ||
| Ubium | Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. : 839 (1791) | wfo-1200031805 | ||
| Borderea | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 13: 374 (1866) | wfo-4000005019 | ||
| Botryosicyos | Flora 27(Beil.): 3 (1844) | wfo-4000005109 | ||
| Elephantodon | Gen. Pl. : 12 (1866) | wfo-4000013177 | ||
| Epipetrum | Linnaea 33: 253 (1865) | wfo-4000013620 | ||
| Hamatris | Gen. Pl. : 11 (1866) | wfo-4000016796 | ||
| Helmia | Enum. Pl. 5: 414 (1850) | wfo-4000017292 | ||
| Higinbothamia | Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 1: 414 (1899) | wfo-4000017901 | ||
| Hyperocarpa | Sellowia 25: 19 (1974) | wfo-4000018764 | ||
| Merione | Gen. Pl. : 12 (1866) | wfo-4000023795 | ||
| Nanarepenta | Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 32: 143 (1962) | wfo-4000025291 | ||
| Oncorhiza | Syn. Pl. 1: 374 (1805) | wfo-4000026853 | ||
| Oncus | Fl. Cochinch. : 194 (1790) | wfo-4000026865 | ||
| Peripetasma | J. Bot. 58: 147 (1920) | wfo-4000028780 | ||
| Polynome | Gen. Pl. : 12 (1866) | wfo-4000030758 | ||
| Rajania | Sp. Pl. : 1032 (1753) | wfo-4000032499 | ||
| Rhizemys | Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838) | wfo-4000032981 | ||
| Sismondaea | Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino , ser. 2, 14: 394 (1854) | wfo-4000035543 | ||
| Strophis | Gen. Pl. : 12 (1866) | wfo-4000036928 | ||
| Tamus | Sp. Pl. : 1028 (1753) | wfo-4000037523 | ||
| Testudinaria | Trav. S. Africa 2: 147 (1824) | wfo-4000037843 | ||
| Raja | Pl. Amer. : 148 (1758) | wfo-4000043764 | ||
| Ricophora | Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) | wfo-4000043765 |
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