Nomenclature: wfo-0000390742
![Kew Gardens K000098216: Wallich, N. [5105] India Kew Gardens K000098216: Wallich, N. [5105] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d662f57cb9471115a3f988b2083ffa4f.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000098217: Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Kew Gardens K000098217: Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/450e74328325cfda34dd935a02f15811.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000098218: Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Kew Gardens K000098218: Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/58c368bf30699f8f206251ec07679f0b.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000098219: Rogers, C.G. [278] India Kew Gardens K000098219: Rogers, C.G. [278] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/9b4f7a5de1066cfca77bae56568cb2e1.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000098246: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [15827] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000098246: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [15827] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/00021b9d7a5a0ad6d4566299a2c9a155.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000098247: Wallich, N. [5105B] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000098247: Wallich, N. [5105B] Malaysia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/948cdc6e8e2e81cf11d762b27f84f433.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000098248: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [17459] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000098248: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [17459] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5ef42f638d4a11daead4064f9bbc5ae0.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000098249: Henderson, M.R. [22105] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000098249: Henderson, M.R. [22105] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/68071071550a23b25b81656b16e23be1.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000098250: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [16495] Malaysia Kew Gardens K000098250: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [16495] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/bb9a10d8b36ba85e28d489735e7cb32a.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001067069: Burkill, J.H. [s.n.] Kew Gardens K001067069: Burkill, J.H. [s.n.]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/1f69735540c5ca10e17f8a6eafd8e35d.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104785: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] India Kew Gardens K001104785: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/efca81e92535b26211c0dd0f3b264ac0.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104786: Jack, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Singapore Kew Gardens K001104786: Jack, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Singapore](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6890c455f140b0c8d298561efeed0a2b.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104787: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia Kew Gardens K001104787: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8c93b1f478b4bcecb6edb00a03c52482.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104788: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia Kew Gardens K001104788: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8d4aad12ed5f5f370883d507791ba0a5.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104789: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia Kew Gardens K001104789: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/67002270b4e9038b65e04d5eba92d8e2.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104790: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] India Kew Gardens K001104790: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6b36b5fb9c52212e8d67989996f1a00c.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104791: Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5105] Bangladesh Kew Gardens K001104791: Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5105] Bangladesh](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/bb6a173bc871d21114a77680e685b2fc.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104792: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Kew Gardens K001104792: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/2109435cab86fe3006de87a35bef0e5b.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104793: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Kew Gardens K001104793: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/cf403b5acca8f2ae8a7dc0d187254ca6.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104794: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5105] India Kew Gardens K001104794: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5105] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/56e3e5b9e0e98b3320d4e48434aa0ded.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104795: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Kew Gardens K001104795: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/034da41564dd2c833d36bd3e2332d717.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104796: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Kew Gardens K001104796: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/39924ca11bce8a45fb8f4357917b80ca.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104797: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Kew Gardens K001104797: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d9d1d0acc8d94feda2dd13b111f90d12.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104798: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Kew Gardens K001104798: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b2b9fbe53628bdb734477cf307d375da.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001104799: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Kew Gardens K001104799: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/98558615d52042a1feadcc88f8a6ffcc.jpg)


Dioscorea glabra Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 804 (1832)
Nomenclatural References
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098216: Wallich, N. [5105] India Link to Lectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098217: Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098218: Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098219: Rogers, C.G. [278] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098246: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [15827] Malaysia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098247: Wallich, N. [5105B] Malaysia Link to Isolectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098248: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [17459] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098249: Henderson, M.R. [22105] Malaysia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098250: Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [16495] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098955: Baron, R. [119] Madagascar Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001067069: Burkill, J.H. [s.n.] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104785: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104786: Jack, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Singapore Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104787: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104788: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104789: Porter, G. [Cat. no. 5105] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104790: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104791: Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5105] Bangladesh Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104792: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104793: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104794: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5105] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104795: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104796: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104797: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104798: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104799: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5105] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Wallich, Nathaniel: 5105(E). Barcode: E00317908. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- person : William Roxburgh (1751-1815) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Roxb.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 318002-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-240177
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-240177
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2022-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea > Dioscorea glabra
Synonyms
- Dioscorea glabra var. vera
- Dioscorea hongkongensis
- Dioscorea siamensis
- Dioscorea oryzetorum var. latifolia
- Dioscorea oryzetorum var. mediifolia
- Dioscorea glabra var. longifolia
- Dioscorea hongkongense
- Dioscorea nummularia