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Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
S. African Quart. J. 1: 363 (1830)

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Dioscorea brevipes Burtt Davy
Dioscorea hederifolia Griseb.
Dioscorea marlothiae R.Knuth
Dioscorea marlothii R.Knuth
Dioscorea montana Eckl. & Zeyh.
Dioscorea montana var. duemmeri R.Knuth
Dioscorea montana var. glauca R.Knuth
Dioscorea montana var. lobata Weim.
Dioscorea montana var. paniculata (Kuntze) R.Knuth
Dioscorea montana var. sagittata Suess.
Dioscorea rehmannii Baker
Dioscorea sylvatica subsp. lydenbergensis Blunden, Hardman & F.J.Hind
Dioscorea sylvatica var. brevipes (Burtt Davy) Burkill
Dioscorea sylvatica var. multiflora (Marloth) Burkill
Dioscorea sylvatica var. paniculata (Dummer) Burkill
Dioscorea sylvatica var. rehmannii (Baker) Burkill
Dioscorea sylvatica var. sylvatica
Tamus sylvestris Kunth
Testudinaria glaucescens Hügel
Testudinaria montana var. paniculata Kuntze
Homonyms
Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.
Common names
Forest Elephant's Foot in English
Forest Elephants-foot in English
Forest Elephantsfoot in English
Pied-d'éléphant forestier in French
Tortoise Plant in English
ingwevu in Zulu
lunyawolwendlovu in Swati
skilpadknol in Afrikaans
skogselefantfot in Swedish
skogselefantfot in Swedish
ufudu lwehlathi in Zulu
南非龜甲龍 in Chinese
龜甲龍 in Chinese
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