Nomenclature: wfo-0000393046
![Kew Gardens K000098225: Heyne, B. [sn] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b5661acaed2a75d927ff76c5807cc162.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098225: Heyne, B. [sn] India")
![Kew Gardens K000098226: Röttler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a494b5db85fb8f519bd5fc57d33098f1.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098226: Röttler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka")
![Kew Gardens K000098227: Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] Sri Lanka](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c41b005a15cf9f51caff79deb43c0d21.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098227: Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] Sri Lanka")
![Kew Gardens K000098228: Rottler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/508b58f3d678e5e5e41887a8bdbd5b76.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098228: Rottler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka")
![Kew Gardens K000098229: s.coll. [597] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/af22df30c63ce0da9672f59f5ca8b146.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098229: s.coll. [597] India")
![Kew Gardens K000098230: Wight. R. [2824] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/3fe04accadb3649ecdbff3df9c44cde9.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098230: Wight. R. [2824] India")
![Kew Gardens K000098231: Walker [46] Sri Lanka](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/411197be3eab36ef55e2eb92665886b4.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098231: Walker [46] Sri Lanka")
![Kew Gardens K000098232: Walker [147] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/7384742d1c6479d097aac791f7eda687.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098232: Walker [147] India")
![Kew Gardens K000098233: Person [2303] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/af1039de99dd4de555d5a43cb081f49e.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098233: Person [2303] India")
![Kew Gardens K000098235: Wight [2825] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/0109cb6d00b9b23e5c5132427413c2ac.jpg "Kew Gardens K000098235: Wight [2825] India")
![Kew Gardens K000950638: s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/65904bc143fa6731d1a5422a4c11fa28.jpg "Kew Gardens K000950638: s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent")
![Kew Gardens K000950639: Rottler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/acc3696f18b07ad613a6f48f6f8ce7fa.jpg "Kew Gardens K000950639: Rottler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka")
![Kew Gardens K000951199: s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/29d06a9b625736958c2f786d3f07f689.jpg "Kew Gardens K000951199: s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent")
![Kew Gardens K000951200: s.coll. [s.n.] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/9cdbeb7d5f7a0981d0f0f9e571c166b2.jpg "Kew Gardens K000951200: s.coll. [s.n.] India")
![Kew Gardens K000951201: s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/743e3c3891923224a0b7970bc3a75aa9.jpg "Kew Gardens K000951201: s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka")
![Kew Gardens K001104783: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5104]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/49213546a8666688b04b85352f95ef03.jpg "Kew Gardens K001104783: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5104]")
![Kew Gardens K001104784: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5104]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/3de632c8443addf15dee03690f0225a0.jpg "Kew Gardens K001104784: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5104]")
Dioscorea oppositifolia Sp. Pl. : 1033 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 1033. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098225: Heyne, B. [sn] India Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098226: Röttler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098227: Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098228: Rottler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098229: s.coll. [597] India Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098230: Wight. R. [2824] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098231: Walker [46] Sri Lanka Link to Lectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098232: Walker [147] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098233: Person [2303] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098235: Wight [2825] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000950638: s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000950639: Rottler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000951199: s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000951200: s.coll. [s.n.] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000951201: s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104783: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5104] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001104784: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5104] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 318348-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-240599
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-240599
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2019-05 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea > Dioscorea oppositifolia
Synonyms
- Dioscorea opposita
- Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis
- Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei
- Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii