Dioscorea tomentosa

Dioscorea tomentosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dioscoreales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Dioscoreales

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea tomentosa

Name

Dioscorea tomentosa J.Koenig ex Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 92 (1815).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Helmia tomentosa (J.Koenig ex Spreng.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 439 (1850).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asie Bangladesh; India; Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• König, J.G., 1815. Plantarum Minus Cognitarum Pugillus 2: 92.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Dioscorea tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: Mar 14 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Dioscorea tomentosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2020.

Vernacular names

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