Nomenclature: wfo-0000392384
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Dioscorea melanophyma J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 452 (1908)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 452. 1908 BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098164: Gamble, J.S. [4921] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098165: Gamble, J.S. [4921] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098166: Edgeworth, M.P. [83] India Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098167: DeSilva [9032] Bangladesh Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Lace, John: 1201. Barcode: E00317906. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Lace, John: 1201. Barcode: E00317907. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- person : David Prain (1857-1944) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Prain' in the authors string.
- person : Isaac Henry Burkill (1870-1965) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Burkill' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 318255-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-240477
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-240477
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2022-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Code > Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea > Dioscorea melanophyma
Synonyms
Taxonomic References
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-240477 Based on the initial data import