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Dioscorea L.

Dataset
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Rank
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Dioscoreales
family
Dioscoreaceae
genus
Dioscorea

Name

Synonyms
Borderea Miégev.
Botryosicyos Hochst.
Elephantodon Salisb.
Epipetrum Phil.
Hamatris Salisb.
Helmia Kunth
Higinbothamia Uline
Hyperocarpa (Uline) G.M.Barroso & al.
Nanarepenta Matuda
Oncorhiza Pers.
Oncus Lour.
Polynome Salisb.
Rajania L.
Rhizemys Raf.
Ricophora Mill.
Schizocapsa Hance
Sismondaea Delponte
Strophis Salisb.
Tamnus Mill.
Tamus L.
Homonyms
Dioscorea L.
Common names
yam in English
yam in English
jamssläktet in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007).
  2. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007).
  3. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  4. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  5. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  6. Karlsson, T. (2016) """Tillägg och ändringar.doc"", Word document sent to Mora Aronsson via e-mail."
  7. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  8. as per family
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