Dioscorea piperifolia

Dioscorea piperifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea piperifolia

Name

Dioscorea piperifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 795 (1806).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dioscorea conferta Vell., Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 122 (1831).
  • Dioscorea maynensis Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 357 (1850).
  • Sismondaea dioscoreoides Delponte, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 394 (1854).
  • Dioscorea mandonii Rusby, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 701 (1902).
  • Dioscorea piperifolia var. obtusifolia Chodat & Hassl., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 1110 (1903).
  • Dioscorea arcuata Rusby, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 460 (1907).
  • Dioscorea larecajensis Uline ex R.Knuth, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 195 (1917).
  • Dioscorea piperifolia var. apiculata Uline, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 196 (1917).
  • Dioscorea ancistrocarpa Uline ex R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 105 (1924), not validly publ.
  • Dioscorea helmiicarpa R.Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 125 (1934).

Homonyms

• Dioscorea piperifolia Griseb., nom.illeg. = Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
• Dioscorea piperifolia Klotzsch ex Kunth, nom.illeg. = Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Argentina Northeast; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Ecuador; Guyana; Paraguay; Peru; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1806. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4. Pars 2. Pp. 634–1157. Impensis G. C. Nauk, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4: 795.

⧼Addditional references⧽

• Humboldt, F.W.H.A.v. & Bonpland, A.J.A. ex Willd., 1806. Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 795

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea piperifolia 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 piperifolia 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 piperifolia. Published online. Accessed: Mar 14 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Dioscorea piperifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dioscorea piperifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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