Dioscorea elephantipes

Dioscorea elephantipes

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea elephantipes

Name

Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 367 (1908).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tamus elephantipes L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 29 (1789).
• Homotypic
  • Testudinaria elephantipes (L'Hér.) Burch., Trav. S. Africa 2: 147 (1824).
  • Dioscorea elephantopus Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 143 (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Rhizemys elephantipes (L'Hér.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838).
• Heterotypic
  • Testudinaria montana Burch., Trav. S. Africa 2: 148 (1824).
    • Dioscorea montana (Burch.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 143 (1827).
    • Rhizemys montana (Burch.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838).
    • Testudinaria elephantipes f. montana (Burch.) G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 6 (1973).
  • Dioscorea testudinaria R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 9 (1924), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, H.G.A. in H. G. A. Engler & C. G. O. Drude, Die Vegetation der Erde 9(II):367. 1908 (Pflanzenw. Afrikas)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dioscorea elephantipes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dioscorea elephantipes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dioscorea elephantipes. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dioscorea elephantipes. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dioscorea elephantipes in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: hottentot-bread
日本語: キッコウリュウ
中文: 龜甲龍

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