Dioscorea nipponica

Dioscorea nipponica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea nipponica

Name

Dioscorea nipponica Makino, Ill. Fl. Japan 1(7): 2 (1891).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dioscorea acerifolia var. rosthornii Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 261 (1900).
  • Dioscorea acerifolia Uline ex Prain & Burkill, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 73(2 Suppl.): 7 (1904 publ. 1905), nom. illeg.
  • Dioscorea nipponica var. jamesii Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 14 (1914).
  • Dioscorea nipponica var. rosthornii (Diels) Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 14 (1914).
  • Dioscorea nipponica var. pubescens Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 274 (1916).
  • Dioscorea giraldii R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 315 (1924).
  • Dioscorea nipponica f. jamesii (Prain & Burkill) Kitag., J. Jap. Bot. 40: 138 (1965).
  • Dioscorea nipponica subsp. rosthornii (Diels) C.T.Ting, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(3): 70 (1979).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asie Regional: Eastern Asie Amur; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; Inner Mongolia; Japan; Khabarovsk; Korea; Manchuria; Primorye; Qinghai References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Makino, T., 1891. Illustrations of the Flora of Japan 1(7): 2, t. 45.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea nipponica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dioscorea nipponica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Dioscorea nipponica. Published online. Accessed: Mar 13 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Dioscorea nipponica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dioscorea nipponica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

日本語: ウチワドコロ（団扇野老）

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